Jacksonville an d NORTHEAST FLORIDA
Momentum Builds in
Health Care and Life Sciences
A wide range of facilities and a growing biotechnology industry support cutting-edge
medical products and services.
When the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute
opened in Jacksonville in 2006, it was just
the fifth center in the U.S. to offer the innovative
therapy, which targets and destroys cancer cells.
“We chose to build in Jacksonville for its strong
economic and population growth, transportation
network and UF Health’s large presence in the
market,” says Stuart Klein, executive director of
the institute.
“The city’s excellent quality of life helps attract
and retain top talent in the field of science and
medicine.”
The UF Health facility remains one of just 25
proton therapy centers in the nation, solidifying
Northeast Florida’s status as a cutting-edge
health care center.
In addition to the proton therapy center,
healthcare facilities in the area include one of
the three Mayo Clinics in the U.S. and one of six
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Centers.
Mayo opened its 386-acre Jacksonville campus
in 1986, and over the last three decades it has
treated patients from all 50 states and more than
140 countries.
UF Health Proton Therapy Institute
Mayo Clinic Braeptist MD Anderson Cancer Center rendering
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Besides state-of-the-art treatment for patients,
Mayo’s Jacksonville campus is also a center of medical
research, with more than 300 clinical trials ongoing.
Mayo has invested more than $300 million in new
construction projects on the campus and added 900
jobs over the last two years, bringing its total staff to
5,900.
Baptist Health, Northeast Florida’s largest health
care system with more than 10,000 employees, is also
expanding with several projects, including the cancer
center in partnership with MD Anderson.