 Spartanburg General was also at the forefront of cancer research.In 1983, a $150,000 National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant enabled the hospital and its staff to participate in the National Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP), the first of many cancer research projects at the hospital.During the hospital's celebration of its 65th birthday in 1986, the decision was made to change the institution's name from Spartanburg General Hospital to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center (SRMC).