Baptist Health Opens New Cancer Care Facility in the Florida Keys
KEY WEST, FL – February 13, 2025 – Baptist Health hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its new cancer care center in the Florida Keys. Part of Baptist Health Cancer Care, the center offers a full range of services, including an infusion center for chemotherapy, advanced radiation therapy with a new linear accelerator, CT simulation for precise treatment planning, and on-site medical and radiation oncology. The unveiling reflects the health care system’s ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality, accessible care to residents of the Lower Keys.
“We are incredibly excited to open this new cancer care center in Key West,” said Dr. Leonard Kalman, Interim System Chief Executive of Baptist Health Cancer Care and Interim Executive Medical Director of Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute. “This facility represents a major step forward in providing advanced cancer care closer to home, enabling residents of the Lower Keys to receive treatment without traveling far from their support systems.”
Spanning 4,300 square feet, the two-story facility provides multidisciplinary care in a refreshed, welcoming environment. Patients will have access to on-site support services, including nurse navigators, registered dietitians, social workers, and symptom management specialists.
“The opening of this new center marks an important milestone for both Baptist Health and the Keys community,” said Joe Natoli, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Baptist Health. “We are pleased to expand access to essential health services for both residents and visitors – care that will be delivered with quality and compassion by the experts they trust.”
The new center is the latest step in Baptist Health’s efforts to expand access to care in the Florida Keys. Recently, Baptist Health Fishermen’s Community Hospital opened the Walsh Family Medical Arts Building, increasing access to infusion services and primary care in the Middle Keys.
For more information on the new center, visit Baptist Health Cancer Care | Key West.
About Baptist Health
Baptist Health is the largest healthcare organization in the region, with 12 hospitals, more than 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned institutes specializing in cancer care, brain and spine care, heart and vascular care and orthopedic care. In addition, it includes Baptist Health Medical Group; Baptist Health Quality Network; and The Baptist Health PineApp, a virtual health platform. Baptist Health South Florida is an academic and clinical affiliate of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. A not-for-profit organization supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence, Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and is the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida by U.S. News and World Report. For more information, visit BaptistHealth.net/Newsroom and connect with us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn.
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