September 12, 1939
The situation was critical, since his office could not cope, since in only 3 months, the anti-cancer clinic had already admitted 56 cases. Faced with this, the League signed a contract with Dr. Manuel Díaz García, who offered his facilities at his clinic, located at Parada 19 (in front of the Paramount Theater, currently Pavia Hospital), and on September 12, 1939, the first anti-cancer center in Puerto Rico was established.