I am Moffitt
http://www.moffitt.org/ graduate, having been treatedby them in 2003. I still drive to Tampa once a year for my annual checkup.
Because of my positive experience with them, I am a Moffitt supporter.
When they came to Tampa a number of years ago, there was much of the same conversation. "St Joe's has the same equipment, University Community Hospital has the same equipment. We have many oncologists in Tampa--don't need others coming in.
What Moffit brought was an Interdisciplinary Team Approach. When you are treated at Moffit, you are treated by a team already in place. They meet and discus your case. Each of the team members has ALL of your records.
This interdisciplinary team approach is one of the ways Moffitt has the edge.
Moffit is rated with Sloan Kettering, MD Anderson and many of the other top cancer centers.