Patrick Dempsey Dedicates Cancer Center for hometown hospital

 

Patrick Dempsey plays a dreamy doctor on TV, and is making a real-life contribution to health care that will help save lives!

Yesterday, the Grey’s Anatomy star, 42, gave the Central Maine Medical Center in his hometown of Lewiston, Maine, $250,000 for a brand new cancer center.

The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing is slated to open Mar. 31 and will provide education and support programs for cancer patients and their families.

The CMMC has special meaning for Dr. McDreamy: Not only was he born in the hospital, but his mom, Amanda, has been treated there twice for ovarian cancer, which is now in remission.

Patrick said he remembered not knowing where to turn when his mother was diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago.

“For a family to get a cancer diagnosis is devastating, and all the information out there can be overwhelming,” Dempsey said at a press conference Monday. “A lot of the websites I went to just didn’t have enough information.

“So, I talked to my sister about a place where people could go for all this type of information and help. Knowledge is power.”

Dubbed The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing, the facility opens March 31. Dempsey plans to take part in the center’s public education campaign about cancer prevention and detection. And one more heartwarming note: Dempsey’s sister, Mary, works at the hospital and will serve as coordinator of the new center.

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