While directors and physicians had been planning the facility for several years, a $1.2 million gift from the Marsha and Jimmy Gibbs family accelerated its construction. The gift was a catalyst for community donations totaling more than $3 million, including $165,000 in donations from employees Gibbs Cancer Center was one of the first facilities to offer all cancer services under one roof. Now known as the Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute, SRHS is investing in physicians, technology, facilities, and research to create the cancer center of the future.