DeKalb Medical continues to be a leader in cancer research and treatment.  The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons validated the excellence of our program by granting an additional three-year approval to DeKalb Medical as a community hospital comprehensive cancer program. Only 20% of hospitals in the United States have been able to achieve this approval status.

DeKalb Medical has a world class Cancer Center and a widely expanded offering of services for cancer patients. New programs have been added and new physicians have joined the medical staff to give the program greater depth and expertise.

Our Facilities

Specialized In-patient Oncology Unit

DeKalb Medical at North Decatur– 2701 North Decatur Road, Decatur, Georgia

Patients who need in-patient hospital care will find a dedicated oncology unit staffed by a multi-disciplinary team trained and experienced to manage the special needs of cancer patients and their families. The unit is designed to provide maximum safety for patients who have severely compromised immune systems resulting from treatments for leukemia or high doses of chemotherapy.

This unit is also used for patients undergoing stem cell transplantation, a program of outpatient dose-intensive chemotherapy with peripheral blood stem cell support.

The Kann Outpatient Treatment Center

DeKalb Medical at North Decatur – 2665 Professional Building, Suite 140, Decatur, Georgia

Since 1997, the Herbert E. Kann Outpatient Treatment Center has provided a welcome alternative to inpatient care. Located on the DeKalb Medical North Decatur campus, the Kann Center is designed to make your stay as comfortable as possible. We provide televisions, telephones and private rooms with a soothing décor that is functional without being institutional. You also may take advantage of a number of support services from dietitians, social workers, physical therapists, enterstomal therapists, cancer support team nurses and our resident chaplain.

Our State-of-the-Art facility is designed to provide cancer patients with the latest technology available to treat their disease. A dual energy Linear Accelerator is used to treat all types of malignancies and special computer systems are utilized by the Radiation Oncologists and Medical Physicists to select the optimal treatment configuration and dosage for complete eradication of a malignant tumor.   

DeKalb Medical is now treating cancer patients with a revolutionary new radiotherapy technique called IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy), a highly precise technique that targets tumors while sparing surrounding healthy tissue.

Breast Health & Imaging Centers

DeKalb Medical at North Decatur (Professional Building) – 2665 N. Decatur Rd., Suite 120, Decatur, Georgia
DeKalb Medical at Hillandale (Professional Building with blue glass) – 5900 Hillandale Drive, Suite 155, Lithonia, Georgia

Routine screening and diagnostic mammograms as well as comprehensive diagnostic breast imaging services are provided at both the North Decatur (North Decatur Road) and Hillandale (DeKalb Medical Pkwy) locations. For more information, visit our Breast Health & Imaging Services page.

If you have a lump in your breast, discharge or have noticed something unusual about your breasts, call 404-501-EASY to talk with one of our trained nurses and get an immediate appointment with one of our breast experts.

Our Physicians & Staff

Oncology-certified nurses and other specialty certified clinicians work alongside board-certified physicians including hematology oncologists, gynecology oncologists, surgeons, interventional radiologists and pulmonologists.

For New Patients: Patient Care Counselors & the Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach

Discovering you or a loved one has cancer can be confusing and upsetting. Cancer treatment is complicated and often overwhelming. You and your family will have many questions and need to make important decisions. With the support of our Patient Care Counselors, you will have a personal advocate to help you obtain timely information, screenings, diagnostic tests and medical appointments. Trained to manage a wide variety of cancer patient and family needs, our Patient Care Counselors become the facilitators and problem-solvers for both our patients and your care team.

The Cancer Committee is the multi-disciplinary physician staff component that shapes the programs of the center. The Cancer Support Team is made up of highly trained ancillary personnel who design programs directly related to patient services. All together, this multi-disciplinary team creates and orchestrates the cancer survival game plan.

Our Four Phase Approach helps you and your family navigate through the cancer diagnosis, treatment and recovery process. You are the one who will physically, emotionally and spiritually experience this journey with your loved ones and the more you understand and participate in your care, the more you become an integrated part of your health care team.

The "TEAM PLAN" consists of four basic elements, all of which the Patient Care Counselor will help navigate:

1. Take time to process the reality of your diagnosis and the emotions surrounding it.
2. Educate yourself about your cancer and your caretakers should do the same.
3. Assess your social, emotional and spiritual support network.
4. Manifest a medical team with whom you have confidence, and which makes you feel comfortable.

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life symbolizes hope and survival. In the winter the Tree looks barren and dead, but when spring comes, it bursts into new life. At DeKalb Medical, we want patients to gain strength from their journey. We want them to have hope and live life as freely as possible. We want them to look beyond the moment of disease to the bigger picture which encompasses the fuller meaning of life.

At the entrance to the Cancer Care Center, you will find a magnificent replica of a tree created for DeKalb Medical by well known Atlanta sculptor, Ivan Bailey. Mr. Bailey has shown his work throughout the country and abroad. Some of his major commissions include the fountain at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, as well as gates, dividers and centerpiece at the Drake Hotel, New York, balustrades at the Hyatt Britannia Hotel at Grand Cayman Island, and a multitude of other business and residential designs.