Created by the Florida Legislature in 2013, to recognize hospitals, treatment centers, and other providers in the state which demonstrate excellence in patient-centered coordinated care for persons undergoing cancer treatment and therapy in Florida.
The goal is to encourage excellence in cancer care, attract and retain the best cancer care providers to the state, and help Florida providers be recognized nationally as a preferred destination for quality cancer care.
The Cancer Center of Excellence Designation recognizes providers that exceed service standards and excel in providing quality, comprehensive and patient-coordinated care.
The Cancer Center of Excellence Joint Committee is comprised of members from the Cancer Control and Research and Biomedical Research advisory councils that develops rigorous standards, a rating system, and a rating standard. The performance standards are reviewed at least every three years and were last updated in November 2019 by the Joint Committee.
Cancer Center of Excellence Designees
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Mayo Clinic, Florida
University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
UF Health Cancer Institute
Memorial Cancer Institute and Florida Atlantic University
Cleveland Clinic, Florida Maroone Cancer Center
2025 Fall Application Cycle
The 2025 application cycle is anticipated to begin in July 2025:
- Re-Designation Manual
- Performance Measures, Rating System, and Rating Standard
- New Applicant Checklists
Cancer Centers of Excellence Application Process
- Download the Cancer Centers of Excellence Manual with Performance Measures
- Send email to Research@FLHealth.gov to request access to Department’s OneDrive site
- Access granted by department
- Complete web form, compile support documentation, create a single PDF document
- Submit your application package to the OneDrive site
The Florida Department of Health will send an acknowledgment that the application package was received