(KCEN) -- A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center today.
Scott & White Healthcare will start construction of a new cancer center for the City of Waco.
It will be named the Scott & White Cancer Center at Hillcrest.
It's a 19.5 million dollar center that will bring the latest research and advanced center treatment to the city.
The project will be near the frontage road at the corner of South I-35 and Highway 6.
Full construction will begin in the next 4 to 6 weeks and is expected to take 12 to 18 months to complete.