In 2008, EJGH became Louisiana's first hospital to earn affiliate status as a member of the MD Anderson Cancer Network. In 2016, EJGH completed a $2 million renovation of their Breast Care Center. The breast center currently performs over 11,000 mammograms, 3,800 ultrasounds and 500 image guided biopsies each year.
EJGH achieved affiliate status with the MD Anderson Cancer Network in 2008, becoming Louisiana's first hospital to do so. In 2016, EJGH undertook a $2 million renovation of its Breast Care Center, which now performs a significant number of diagnostic procedures annually.