Shands Jacksonville gets an A for patient safety

Shands Jacksonville gets an A for patient safety

Shands Jacksonville has scored the highest grade for patient safety in a national rating system, receiving an "A" Hospital Safety Score from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that focuses on reducing preventable medical errors.

Shands Jacksonville Honored as 'Rising Star' Among Academic Medical Centers

Shands Jacksonville Honored as "Rising Star" Among Academic Medical Centers

Shands Jacksonville has been named a "Rising Star" by the University Healthsystem Consortium, a national alliance of academic medical centers.

Shands Jacksonville expands TraumaOne flight services

Shands Jacksonville expands TraumaOne flight services

TraumaOne at Shands Jacksonville has acquired a third helicopter to transport regional victims of traumatic injuries, heart attacks and strokes. In addition, all three helicopters will be permanently stationed at outlying locations within the hospital's coverage area.

News & Announcements

UF Offers First Child Abuse Pediatric Fellowship in State

5/7/2013

Starting July 1, 2013, the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine–Jacksonville will begin offering t... [full story]

Reflections on South Korea From a Poison Control Official’s Perspective

5/3/2013

Jay Schauben, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, director of the Florida/USVI Poison Information Center–Jacksonville and president-elect of the Amer... [full story]

UF&Shands awarded two 2013 LIVESTRONG Foundation grants

4/18/2013

UF&Shands has been awarded two 2013 grants from the LIVESTRONG Foundation for the Gainesville and Jacksonville campuses following a... [full story]

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May 21

Stroke Busters

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May 21

Yoga for Neurology Patients

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May 21

Breast Cancer Support Group

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May 21

Childbirth Education Classes

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May 22

Tai Chi for Neurology Patients

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