Shands HealthCare, affiliated with the University of Florida Health Science Center, is one of the Southeast's premier health systems. Shands includes eight hospitals: two academic medical centers; four community hospitals; and two specialty hospitals.

University of Florida Physicians
With multi-specialty group practices based in Gainesville and Jacksonville, approximately 1,000 University of Florida faculty physicians provide care in Shands facilities and more than 80 outpatient practices throughout the region.

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Congratulations to Shands at the University of Florida for earning top-50 rankings in 11 specialties in the 2008 edition of America’s Best Hospitals, published by U.S.News & World Report. Learn more.

Shands News

SHANDSCAIR SECURES FASTER OPTIONS FOR PATIENT TRANSPORTS DURING LOW VISIBILITY

CONRAD EMMERICH NAMED VICE PRESIDENT AT SHANDS

NEW GENERAL COUNSEL JOINS SHANDS

Shands HealthCast

Learn more about pancreatic cancer with Dr. Kevin Behrns, UF College of Medicine.

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