First of all, it is great that we are going to have a cancer center affilliated with Moffitt. Originally, there was only going to be a facility adjacent to the Leesburg Regional Medical Center. Gary Morse stepped up to get a facility here. So it's a win-win for LRMC and The Villages Health System. Per the Central Florida Health Alliance both facilities will be leased and they will be tenants in the buildings.
So it would be interesting to see the plan of the developer for the Leesburg center. A large hospital that I called on with Cardinal Health opened a heart hospital on their grounds, and I don't remember community donations being necessary to equip it. BTW, the hospital is enjoying a nice return on its investment. As Russ mentioned since this hospital is also not for profit the monies are used to further the charter of the hospital.
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