Baptist Secures Final Parcel Necessary for New Cancer Center
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Heart-stealing, show-stopping models help raise funds for their school Students from North Florida School of Special Education Luke Steinkamp, Alanna Elizondo, Ali Reid and Reed Veres stole the show, along with hearts, as models for the annual Heart of the Runway Fashion Show and Luncheon. Read more, page 27 Community News San Jose — San Marco — St. Nicholas www.ResidentNews.net Fiercely Local News ... Fiercely Loyal Readers March 2016, Vol. 9, Issue 3 Baptist secures final parcel necessary for new cancer center Dr. Gavan Duffy and Orla Duffy with Rayhana Goll and Dr. Chris Goll By Marcia Hodgson Resident Community News Big Ball for 100 When Baptist Health Properties Inc. purchased the warehouse Year Anniversary at 1316 San Marco Boulevard, it St. Vincent’s celebrated in style as acquired the final piece of the real- the Foundation invited donors to the estate puzzle that will enable it to Marriott Southpoint Jacksonville for a big build a new state-of-the-art facility anniversary. See more photos page 22. for its MD Anderson Cancer Center. On Feb. 12, Baptist closed on the property across from Kitchen on San Marco and its own Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute Feb. 12, said Cord Butler of The Cordell Group, who handled the sale. Previously owned by Gladys N. Cacerio, the property had been on and off the market since 2006, said Butler. The 10,350 square-foot warehouse sits on slightly less than The warehouse at 1316 San Marco Boulevard has been purchased by Baptist Health Properties Inc. half an acre, Butler said. The parcel Anna Dooley, Neely Towe, Leslie Pierpont, is the last corner of a patchwork Jane Walker quilt of properties Baptist has acquired infusion and other support clinical services under one roof. over two city blocks bordered by Gary Street, Palm Avenue, At the end of an Oct. 17 press conference to officially open Children’s Way and San Marco Boulevard. the new cancer center, Baptist Health CEO Hugh Greene said Getting groovy On April 17, 2015, Baptist Health signed a partnership Baptist had purchased most of the land comprising two city blocks agreement with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer across the street on San Marco Boulevard. At that time, only the for Greenscape Center in order to transform oncology care in Northeast Florida warehouse was not under Baptist Health’s control. Plans for the new facility are currently in the permitting and Get Groovy, Get Dirty was the 1960s and Southeast Georgia. Six months later, on Oct. 17, 2015, Baptist design phase. Once the proposed Planned Unit Development theme of the 9th Annual Root Ball, Health opened the new Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center (PUD) is approved by the city, construction is expected to begin presented by The Late Bloomers Garden in what was formerly Baptist’s Outpatient Center on San Marco soon after, perhaps as early as this summer. The anticipated Club, and sponsored by Greenscape Boulevard. The center is a one-stop shop for cancer care providing opening of the new building is slated for early 2018, Greene said at of Jacksonville. Held Feb. 19 at WJCT patients and their families services in medical oncology, radiation Studios, over 250 guests arrived garbed oncology, surgery, pathology, laboratory, diagnostic imaging, continued on page 4 in their hippy best to support peace, love and trees, dancing the night away with the Twist, the Bump, the Shag and the Commendable effort to aid American Icon Mashed Potato. Thanks to Dr. Susan Shelton and nor her legs were broken. “Once again, the Late Bloomers Garden Venus is treated in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber Club outdid themselves. No detail was at Saint Francis Animal Hospital in San Marco. her hyperbaric oxygen therapy Venus traveled from B.E.A.K.S., spared in taking guests back in time to (HOT) chamber, an American bald an emergency rescue center for the era that they dubbed Peace, Love and eagle may live to hunt another day. birds, to San Marco for treatment Trees,” said Anna Dooley, Greenscape Venus, named after the goddess of in Saint Francis Animal Hospital’s executive director. “Producing the 9th love because she was discovered on HOT chamber. B.E.A.K.S. is Annual Root Ball to benefit Greenscape Valentine’s Day, was found lying on hopeful that hyperbaric treatment of Jacksonville is a great gift to all of the side of a road in Palm Valley, said will help the eagle walk again Jacksonville. The funds raised are devoted Sandy Golding of St. Francis Animal by reducing inflammation and to Greenscape’s mission to plant, protect Hospital in San Marco. Veterinarians promoting healing from her injury, and promote trees in our great city.” determined that neither her spine said Golding. San Marco teens tickle the ivories Jacob Skiles, Grade 12, and Emma Webber, Grade PERMIT NO 785 NO PERMIT 11, placed first in their grade levels to qualify for the STUART FL STUART finals in the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts PAID US POSTAGE US Piano Sonata Marathon on Feb. 5, where Skiles won , 2016 , th 5 MARCH by homes In PRSRT STD PRSRT first place for Grade 12. 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