Local News in Brief : $7 Million Donated for Cancer Center

A North Hollywood businessman and his wife have donated $7 million toward construction of a $70-million cancer center that will be the centerpiece of St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, hospital officials said.

The donation by Jack Robertson, 50, owner of Robertson Honda, and his wife, Diane, 51, was announced during a reception at the hospital that kicked off the hospital foundation’s campaign to raise $15 million for the cancer center.

The center will feature state-of-the-art facilities for cancer detection, treatment, education and research, hospital officials said. Hospice and family counseling facilities will be included in the expansion, scheduled to be completed in 1992.

The 649-bed hospital is the largest health-care facility in the San Fernando Valley.