Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida has announced plans to build a $400 million cancer institute featuring the first proton therapy center in south Florida and creating 1,000 permanent jobs.
The proton therapy services will extend beyond the United States' borders, becoming available to people in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the health system.
The Miami Cancer Institute will also house a clinical cancer center, a cancer research facility, a new inpatient floor solely for cancer patients and offices for cancer specialists. Its clinical services will include bone marrow transplants, diagnostic imaging, infusion chemotherapy and multiple types of radiation therapies.
Additionally, the Miami Cancer Institute plans to partner with Baptist Health's Breast Center to help expand its services. The institute is in talks with Miami Children's Hospital regarding providing proton therapy for children.
"We are combining innovative, precision cancer care and the latest in clinical research with Baptist Health's well-known high level of patient care — all in one place," said Leonard Kalman, MD, in the news release.
The Miami Cancer Institute is scheduled to break ground in July and open in 2016. It will be built on the Baptist Hospital campus.
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