UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Specialties: The UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center treats all types of cancer.
Primary location:
Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone: (352) 265-0111
Other locations:
Davis Cancer Pavilion and Shands Medical Plaza
2000 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone: (352) 265-0111
URL: http://sylvester.org/
About UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center:
Sylvester opened in 1992 to provide comprehensive cancer services, and today, serves as the hub for cancer-related research, diagnosis, and treatment at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. Since its founding, Sylvester has transformed cancer research and treatment in South Florida and beyond. Sylvester handles more than 1,500 inpatient admissions annually, performs more than 2,400 surgical procedures, and treats nearly 4,000 new cancer patients. All Sylvester physicians are on the faculty of the Miller School of Medicine, South Florida’s only academic medical center.
Today there are more than 223,000 outpatient visits at the cancer center and more than 250 physicians and scientists working together to realize Harcourt Sylvester Jr.’s vision of a comprehensive cancer center. In addition, Sylvester physicians and scientists are engaged in approximately 200 clinical trials and receive more than $33 million annually in research grants.
Our Mission
We seek to reduce the human burden from cancer and other serious illnesses through research, education, prevention, and the delivery of quality patient care.
Our Vision
Sylvester will become a fully integrated program of patient care, education, and research with an international reputation for excellence.
Sylvester will provide new hope for cancer patients in our extended community, which includes South Florida, the southeastern United States, the Caribbean, and South America.
Sylvester will promote efficient, community-responsive health care, and generate resources to sustain and enhance innovative cancer programs.
