UF Health Shands Transplant Center Programs Among Nation’s Best
With patient outcomes in the nation’s top 10%, the UF Health Shands Transplant Center is once again Florida’s foremost destination for transplants. As of July 2023, five organ transplant types demonstrate exceptional results as evaluated by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR.
UF Health Shands Hospitals Nationally Ranked in 10 Adult, Pediatric Medical Specialties
University of Florida Health Shands Hospital once again has the most nationally recognized adult and pediatric specialties among Florida hospitals ranked by U.S. News & World Report. The 2022-23 Best Hospitals report released today solidifies UF Health’s position as the state’s premier destination for nationally ranked health care specialties
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital Is Ranked No. 1 in Florida, Five Specialties Among Nation’s Best
University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital continued its remarkable run as one of the Southeast’s premier pediatric medical centers as U.S. News & World Report Tuesday ranked it as Florida’s No. 1 children’s hospital, with five pediatric specialties earning the elite distinction of being rated among the nation’s best.
UF Health Surgeons Perform Historic Double-Lung Transplant on COVID-19 Survivor
A man who battled back from COVID-19 only to face a life-threatening crisis when his lungs began to fail has become the first person in the Southeast to receive a double-lung transplant after beating the coronavirus, thanks to the nationally ranked lung transplant team at UF Health Shands Hospital. The patient, who is in his […]
Immunotherapy for Pediatric Leukemia Patients
William Slayton, MD, the chief of pediatric hematology-oncology at UF HealthShand’s Children’s Hospital, discusses in MedEd Cast podcast about immunotherapy for pediatric leukemia patients. He shares the story behind the current outstanding cure rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and he will help listeners to understand the reasons why 10% of patients still relapse. He will also examine the awesome power […]
UF Health Awarded $1 Million Grant to Provide Pediatric Telehealth Services to Underserved Patients
The University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of pediatrics has been awarded a nearly $1 million federal grant to expand telemedicine services and equipment among underserved and vulnerable populations. The $967,957 award from the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program will be used to acquire an array of monitoring and diagnostic equipment, including tablet […]
UF Health Children’s Hospital Programs Rank Nationally
Three pediatric medical specialties at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital are among some of the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for best children’s hospitals. The cardiology and heart surgery program was ranked at No. 12 in the nation, while diabetes and endocrinology program earned the No. 22 spot. The […]
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital Ranked Nationally
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital ranked nationally in the 2019-20 Best Children’s Hospital rankings released in June by U.S News & World Report. The hospital was ranked in five medical specialties: pediatric cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, neurology and neurosurgery and pulmonology and lung surgery. UF Health Shands’ pediatric cancer program rose […]