Florida Senate - 2026                            (NP)    SR 1774
       
       
        
       By Senator Boyd
       
       
       
       
       
       20-02036-26                                           20261774__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing and commending Moffitt Cancer
    3         Center on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center was created by the
    6  Legislature in 1981, construction of the center began in Tampa
    7  in 1983, and Moffitt opened its doors in October 1986, and
    8         WHEREAS, in 2001, Moffitt Cancer Center was the first such
    9  facility in Florida to earn the prestigious National Cancer
   10  Institute (NCI) designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center and
   11  is this state’s longest-established NCI-designated cancer
   12  center, and
   13         WHEREAS, NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers are
   14  recognized for their scientific excellence and leadership in the
   15  discovery and development of more effective approaches to cancer
   16  prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, which efforts attract top
   17  physicians and scientists from around the world to Moffitt
   18  Cancer Center, and
   19         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center provides multidisciplinary
   20  care for the best outcomes to more than 100,000 unique patients
   21  with more than 700,000 outpatient visits from all 67 Florida
   22  counties, 50 states, and 133 countries, and
   23         WHEREAS, to accommodate patient growth and fulfill a
   24  critical need for increased outpatient services, expansions have
   25  included the opening of the Moffitt Cancer Center at
   26  International Plaza in 2011, Moffitt McKinley Outpatient Center
   27  in 2015, Moffitt McKinley Hospital in 2023, Moffitt at
   28  SouthShore in 2024, and the Speros Outpatient Center in 2026 as
   29  part of the expanding Speros research and innovation campus in
   30  Pasco County, and
   31         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center has grown from 400 employees
   32  to more than 10,000 over the span of 40 years, and today has an
   33  economic impact of nearly $3 billion, and
   34         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center annually trains more than
   35  2,600 students, and
   36         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center is a leader in breakthrough
   37  discoveries in basic, clinical, quantitative, and population
   38  science, and
   39         WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center is committed to providing
   40  education, screening, and innovative treatments to reduce the
   41  cancer burden through collaborative efforts with partner
   42  organizations, continued use of mobile screening, and research
   43  to advance care and treatment options for patients, NOW,
   44  THEREFORE,
   45  
   46  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   47  
   48         That the Florida Senate recognizes and commends Moffitt
   49  Cancer Center on the occasion of its 40th anniversary and joins
   50  with Moffitt in its mission to contribute to the prevention and
   51  cure of cancer and to realize its vision to transform cancer
   52  care through cutting edge science, high quality clinical care,
   53  and novel partnerships.