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About Shands HealthCare
Shands HealthCare is private, not-for-profit and affiliated with the University of Florida Health Science Center campuses in Gainesville and Jacksonville. The Shands system is comprised of two teaching hospitals, which encompass a children’s hospital and cancer hospital; two specialty hospitals; two homecare agencies; and outpatient services including several rehab centers in Gainesville. Shands is also affiliated with more than 80 University of Florida physician outpatient practices located throughout north central and northeast Florida. Shands also participates in joint ventures that operate three rural community hospitals in Lake City, Live Oak and Starke. The approximately 1,500 UF faculty and community physicians on our medical staff provide care in more than 100 specialty and subspecialty medical areas, from primary care to highly complex care, including cancer, cardiovascular, neurology, neurosurgery, pediatrics and transplantation services. Patients come to Shands from all 67 Florida counties, throughout the nation and more than a dozen countries each year. The multi-disciplinary teams of UF physicians along with Shands’ approximately 11,000 employees and more than 2,000 volunteers contribute to our health system’s excellent reputation for quality care and service. They share a common vision referred to as “the Science of Hope.” The Shands HealthCare system is comprised of:
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