Baptist Health Opens Key West Cancer Center, Restores Local Infusion and Radiation

Baptist Health cut the ribbon at a new cancer care center in Key West that the system says restores local infusion and radiation services at 3426 North Roosevelt Blvd., a two-story, 4,300-square-foot site on the former Genesis Cancer Center property. Baptisms Health materials and social posts describe the facility as offering on-site infusion and advanced radiation capabilities to serve Key West and the Lower Keys.

Inside the building, Baptist Health lists physician offices, an infusion center delivering chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapies, a new linear accelerator for advanced radiation oncology and an on-site CT simulator for precise radiation planning. Provider materials and a Baptist Health Facebook post also identify on-site pharmacy and lab services, surgical consultations, and a range of supportive staff including nurse navigators, registered dietitians, social workers and symptom management specialists.

Baptist Health executives framed the opening as part of a regional expansion. Dr. Michael Zinner, CEO and executive medical director of Miami Cancer Institute and Baptist Health Cancer Care, said, “We are thrilled to be able to provide additional Baptist Health Cancer Care services for patients in the Florida Keys with our new cancer location. This facility will offer convenient care for our patients who live in or near Key West, and we’re pleased to be able to meet their needs closer to home.” Dr. Leonard Kalman, Interim System Chief Executive of Baptist Health Cancer Care and Interim Executive Medical Director of Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute, added, “We are incredibly excited to open this new cancer care center in Key West” and “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.”

Local and system leaders attended the ribbon-cutting. Baptist Health photo captions name Marlen Abrahantes, Joe Natoli, Glenn Waters, City Commissioner Donald “Donnie” Lee, Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay, Drew Grossman, Dr. Michael Porrazzo, Dr. Thomas Summers, Dr. Anastasia Tousimis, Dr. Kathleen Lisa Filiaggi, Robert Spottswood, George Fernandez and Margie Smith among those pictured. Jay Hershoff, Baptist Health board of trustees chair, said, “This building represents an important milestone for both Baptist Health and the Keys community. The area is growing at a rapid pace, and with that growth comes the need for additional health services. Baptist Health continues to be at the forefront of medical care, providing residents and visitors with the clinical support they need by the experts that they trust.” Joe Natoli, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Baptist Health, said, “The opening of this new center marks an important milestone for both Baptist Health and the Keys community. 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.”

Baptist Health’s own posts declared the Key West location “officially open” and promoted advanced radiation oncology, medical oncology, surgical consultations, on-site infusion, pharmacy and lab services; one Facebook post snapshot showed 15 reactions and 1 share. Earlier this year, Baptist Health also opened the Walsh Family Medical Arts Building at Fishermen’s Community Hospital to expand infusion and primary care in the Middle Keys, positioning Key West as the latest step in the system’s Florida Keys expansion.

Timing on immediate service availability varied across coverage. Baptist Health press materials and social media describe the center as open following the ribbon-cutting on Feb. 17, 2026, while a Keysweekly report stated the facility was “expected to open next summer.” The two accounts differ on whether all listed services began immediately or will phase in; Baptist Health materials identify the clinical elements and equipment in place but did not publish a public schedule detailing which treatments are currently operational. The city and county leaders who attended the ceremony emphasized local access as the priority, and Baptist Health presents the Key West center as restoring infusion and radiation care so patients can remain near family and support systems.