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Shands Among Nation’s Best Hospitals

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...
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UF&Shands Announces Name Change In Anticipation of Growth

By Caitlyn Finnegan In anticipation of upcoming growth, UF&Shands, the University of Florida Academic Health Center, is trading in its name for a new one. The brand will now be known as University of Florida Health, university officials announced today. Moving forward, UF&Shands-affiliated health centers in Jacksonville and other cities will remove Shands from their...
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UF Nursing Researcher Receives $1.4 Million to Fund Study

By Victoria Colson A University of Florida nursing researcher is set to receive $1.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to study nutrition in low birth weight infants, according to UF&Shands Newsnet. The four-year study, led by Leslie Parker, Ph.D., A.R.N.P., will determine whether traditional clinical practice of assessing amounts of residual gastric contents...