UF Health Shands Hospital

University of Florida Health is the Southeast’s most comprehensive academic health center and part of one of the nation’s Top 10 public research universities. Our Magnet-designated facility has a remarkable nine medical specialties ranked among the nation’s top 50 hospitals according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2020–2021 Best Hospitals rankings—more than any other hospital in the sunshine state. The nine specialties ranked among the nation’s Top 50 are urology (17th), ear, nose and throat (25th), cancer (33rd), geriatrics (tied for 33rd), nephrology (33rd), diabetes and endocrinology (34th), pulmonology and lung surgery (tied for 37th), orthopaedics (tied for 45th), and gastroenterology and GI surgery (45th). Also worth noting about our growing and acclaimed organization: As the flagship facility of the UF Health, UF Health Shands is part of a renowned, comprehensive health system admired worldwide. UF Shands Hospital comprises seven unique facilities: Children’s, Cancer, Heart, Neuro, Psychiatric, and Rehabilitation. Our Magnet-designated facility—with an impressive four-time track record designation—is a Level 1 trauma center featuring the ShandsCair Flight Team. We’re recognized as a Top Hospital nationally by IBM Watson and by Beckers, by Forbes as One of America’s Best Employers, Indeed as #20 on the list of 25 top-rated workplaces: Best Hospitals and among both U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals and Best Children’s Hospitals. Mission: Its mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care; innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences; and high-impact research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation.