Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC) was a tertiary care facility for Southern Alberta, named for the founding chairman of the Alberta Cancer Board, and is one of two tertiary cancer centres in the province. It was a lead Cancer Centre in southern Alberta for prevention, research and treatment programs and provides many advanced medical services, as well as supportive care for both inpatients and outpatients. The Cancer Centre also conducted research through the Charbonneau Cancer Institute and housed a comprehensive palliative care facility.