MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE MIAMI HERALD
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Office of Diversity, 2015 Special Edition
Miami Cancer Institute to Open in 2016
W
ith the opening of Baptist
Health’s Miami Cancer
Institute in 2016, South Florida
residents can stay close to home and family
while still receiving world-class cancer care.
Baptist Health executives broke ground
on the $430 million facility, located on the
Baptist Hospital campus, in August.
The four-story complex, totaling 395,000
square feet, will consolidate outpatient
clinical services, a dedicated cancer
research building and signature technology
platforms under one roof. A new inpatient
floor designed specifically for the needs of
cancer patients will connect the Institute to
Baptist Hospital.
“Miami Cancer Institute allows us to
combine innovation and precision in cancer
care – from detection and treatment to
clinical research and prevention – in one
place under the umbrella of Baptist Health’s
well-known high-quality patient care,” said
Leonard Kalman, M.D., who will serve as
deputy director.
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Miami Cancer Institute will be the first in
South Florida — and among only a handful
in the nation — to offer proton therapy, an
advanced treatment that beams radiation
directly to the tumor to destroy cancer cells
while avoiding healthy tissues. This highly
specialized therapy will draw patients from
South Florida as well as Latin America and
the Caribbean.
Miami Cancer Institute’s comprehensive
clinical service offerings will also include:
• diagnostic imaging
• infusion chemotherapy
• bone marrow transplant
• radiation therapies, including standard
radiation, TomoTherapy and Gamma
Knife, in addition to proton therapy
Miami Cancer Institute will draw on the
expertise of physicians and surgeons
throughout Baptist Health, including
specialists from its renowned robotic
surgery program and Baptist Health Breast
Center. In addition, the Institute will provide
special programs and support for patients’
friends and family members.
Pub. date: Monday, April 13
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Welcome!
¡Bienvenido! Byenvini!
G
reetings! Welcome to the inaugural
edition of Diversity & Inclusion Outreach,
a limited-edition publication that
focuses on you and your health.
Diversity is not just a plan — it’s a practice.
From curb to curb, our goal is to provide
exceptional service, delivery and care. We
embrace diversity in all that we do and
are honored to surround ourselves with
community groups, businesses and operations
that do so as well.
At Baptist Health, diversity is part of our
DNA and is ingrained in our everyday culture.
We are focus-driven and committed to
inclusion in the workforce, workplace and the
marketplace. I invite you to experience our
level of dedication to diversity, which is unlike
any other.
Thank you for taking this journey with us.
Ricardo Forbes
Corporate Vice President and
Chief Diversity Officer
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