Year established:

UM Cancer Center 1972; opened as dedicated, comprehensive cancer center in 1992

Physicians and scientists:

More than 240 devoted exclusively to cancer care and research (all are faculty of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine)

Gross patient revenues:

$563 million

Philanthropy:

$15.7 million

Sponsored program funding:

More than $36 million annually in research grants

Clinical trials underway:

194 total; 104 therapeutic, 90 non-therapeutic

Clinical trial accruals:

991 total; 365 therapeutic, 626 non-therapeutic

Inpatient beds:

40

Surgery suites:

4

Inpatient admissions:

1,581

Outpatient visits:

196,895

Surgical cases:

2,721

Patients receiving chemotherapy:

14,519

Patients receiving radiation therapy:

37,147

Patient volume:

3,796 new cancer patients, reported to State of Florida as of January 2007; 2,434 new cancer patients supervised by UM faculty at Jackson Memorial Hospital (2006 data)

Patient base:

41% from Miami-Dade County; 22% from Broward County; 22% from Palm Beach County; 3% International; 12% Other

Racial breakdown of patients:

82% White, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Other

Ethnic breakdown of patients:

72% Non-Hispanic, 28% Hispanic

Accreditation:

American College of Surgeons (ACOS); Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO); Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP); and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Radiology and medical imaging hold numerous credentials and are fully licensed.