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University of Florida Health leaders broke ground in December on a new full-service, freestanding emergency room in a heavily populated area southwest of Gainesville, providing patients with access to fast, high-quality emergency care close to home. Located on Southwest Archer Road near Tower Road, west of Interstate 75, the new UF Health Shands Emergency Center...

University of Florida Health Shands Hospital has been recognized among the nation’s best hospitals in five adult medical specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Hospitals rankings released on July 16. Overall, UF Health Shands Hospital was recognized as one of the best hospitals in North Florida and in the state as...

UF&Shands is set to receive two grants from the LIVESTRONG Foundation after participating in a voting competition that included applicants from across the country. The Shands Arts in Medicine program will receive funding to participate in The Creative Center at University Settlement Outpatient Arts Program, while the Shands Jacksonville Medical Center will receive grant money...

Photo courtesy Hugo Cruz Recent efforts from Gainesville businesses to improve the town aesthetic have not gone unnoticed; more than 25 businesses were recognized on April 24 with a City Beautification Award during the annual award ceremony at the Thomas Center. The annual City Beautification Awards recognize aesthetic projects in a variety of design categories....

The University of Florida is in the process of notifying 14,339 patients of the UF&Shands Family Medicine at Main practice that they may be the targets of identity theft. After discovering that an employee working at the UF medical clinic had ties to an identity theft ring, university officials began working to identify patients who...