Moffitt Cancer Center To Expand Into Central Florida

Moffitt Cancer Center will increase access to its world-class cancer care by expanding into Central Florida.  

With generous local support, Moffitt will build a new outpatient center that will serve people in Polk County, Orlando and beyond. Wesley and Ashley Bell Barnett have donated $10 million, coupled with a partial land donation from Steven, Dane and Tom Rogers and the Rogers family to make the new facility possible.

We are incredibly grateful for the impactful support of the Barnett and Rogers families who are helping us to realize this vision.

Patrick Hwu, MD

“At Moffitt, we are laser focused on saving more lives. But we must bring world-class cancer care closer to those who need it,” said Patrick Hwu, MD, president and CEO of Moffitt. “We are incredibly grateful for the impactful support of the Barnett and Rogers families who are helping us to realize this vision.”

Phased Plans in Lakeland 

More than 2 million new cancers will be diagnosed in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Moffitt treats patients from every Florida county, all 50 states and more than 130 countries. More than 1,450 new patients from Polk County were seen at Moffitt in 2025. 

The need is great. 

Moffitt will build a new outpatient center on 34 acres on Bartow Road in Lakeland. Initially cancer screenings, diagnostic imaging, blood draw and clinical labs, infusion services, medical oncology clinics, radiation therapy and clinical trials will be offered. With enough land to accommodate more than 25 American football fields, expansion plans are already underway. A surgery center and a wellness and research educational center to help prevent and better live with cancer are slated for the next phase. 

Building a Central Florida Hub 

The Lakeland site will eventually be home to Moffitt’s Central Florida Campus, bringing world-class patient care and research to new communities including in Orlando. 

Moffitt continues to expand its footprint to better support Floridians where they live. In January 2025, Moffitt at SouthShore opened to serve southern Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota counties. In January 2026, the new Moffitt Speros Outpatient Center opened in neighboring Pasco County.  

Construction is slated to begin in 2027 with the outpatient center opening in 2029.