UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach

UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach is a satellite facility located near the Broward-Palm Beach county line. The facility opened its doors in January 2003 and offers a broad range of cancer-related services, including consultations, second opinions, follow-up visits, and access to clinical trials. It also hosts educational activities and events, and cancer screenings.

An exciting and important component of the expansion is the new Diagnostic Imaging Center which includes the addition of digital mammography with CAD (Computer Aided Detection), digital radiography and fluoroscopy, state-of-the-art MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), 64-slice CT (Computed Tomography), PET (Positron Emission Tomography)/CT, SPECT (Single Photon Emission CT) imaging, and ultrasonography.

In the summer of 2008 the facility is expected to more than double in size, adding additional procedure and treatment rooms, a larger chemotherapy suite and eight new exam rooms. The laboratory also will be expanded and a non-retail pharmacy added to support the Comprehensive Treatment Unit (CTU) and the clinics.

Deerfield Beach offers appointments with nearly 30 physicians from 12 of UM/Sylvester’s 15 site disease groups, complementary therapies from the Courtelis Center, and educational and outreach events. In addition, doctors specializing in benign gynecology, hematology, pain medicine, and rheumatology also practice at the satellite facility. The facility also offers Mohs surgical service.

Patients requiring more sophisticated diagnostic, treatment, and surgical procedures can use the shuttle service from UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach to the Miami facility for a nominal fee, Monday through Friday.

In addition to UM/Sylvester, the facility serves as home to the Papanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research, a volunteer organization of more than 19,000 women and men dedicated to raising funds for cancer research at UM/Sylvester. To learn more about the Pap Corps, click here.