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UF Health Shands Hospital

UF Health Shands Hospital is a medical facility located in Gainesville, FL. This hospital has been recognized for America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™, Patient Safety Excellence Award™, and more.

76%

Patient Experience Rating

11% higher than the national average

Awards

Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.

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Hospital Quality Awards

America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™

America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024)

Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

Patient Safety Excellence Award™

Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2025)

Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award™ (2025)

Superior clinical outcomes in treating pulmonary embolism, respiratory system failure, sepsis, and diabetic emergencies

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award™ (2025)

Superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke

Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™

Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ (2025)

Superior clinical outcomes in hospital outpatient total knee and total hip replacement

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

Superior clinical outcomes in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery Award™ (2024, 2023)

Superior clinical outcomes in bowel obstruction treatment, colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, and upper gastrointestinal surgery

Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™

Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ (2024)

Superior clinical outcomes in coronary intervention procedures (angioplasty with stent)

Critical Care Excellence Award™

Critical Care Excellence Award™ (2024)

Superior clinical outcomes in treating pulmonary embolism, respiratory system failure, sepsis, and diabetic emergencies

Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™

Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ (2024, 2023)

Superior clinical outcomes in colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, upper gastrointestinal surgery, and treating bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeds, and pancreatitis

Stroke Care Excellence Award™

Stroke Care Excellence Award™ (2024, 2023)

Superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award™ (2023)

Superior clinical outcomes in knee and hip replacement

Safety Ratings

How well a hospital safeguards patients from potential complications

No events relating to foreign objects left in body during a surgery or procedure

4 ratings were worse than expected

  • Accidental cut, puncture, perforation or hemorrhage during medical care
  • Deep blood clots in the lungs or legs following surgery
  • Bloodstream infection following surgery
  • Acute kidney dysfunction following surgery

4 ratings were better than expected

4 ratings were as expected

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Appendectomy

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Bariatric Surgery

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Pacemaker Procedures

In Hospital

As Expected

Defibrillator Procedures

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Heart Attack

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Heart Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Better than Expected

Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Valve Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Diabetic Emergencies

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Respiratory Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Better than Expected

Pulmonary Embolism

Mortality In-Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Better than Expected

Sepsis

Mortality In-Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Better than Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award™

2025

Critical Care Excellence Award™

Critical Care Excellence Award™

2024

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Gallbladder Removal Surgery

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Pancreatitis

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Gastrointestinal Bleed

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Bowel Obstruction

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Colorectal Surgeries

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™

Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™

2024, 2023

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Hysterectomy

In Hospital

As Expected

Gynecologic Procedures

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

C-Section Delivery

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Vaginal Delivery

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Cranial Neurosurgery

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Stroke

Mortality In-Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Better than Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Total Knee Replacement

In Hospital

As Expected

Hip Fracture Treatment

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Hip Replacement

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Outpatient Total Hip Replacement

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Outpatient Total Knee Replacement

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Outpatient Rotator Cuff Repair

In Hospital

As Expected

Outpatient Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)

In Hospital

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™

Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™

2025

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Outpatient Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Transurethral Prostate Resection Surgery

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Pneumonia

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Better than Expected

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™

2025, 2024, 2023

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Back and Neck Surgeries (without Spinal Fusion)

In Hospital

As Expected

Spinal Fusion

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Carotid Procedures

In Hospital

As Expected

Peripheral Vascular Bypass

In Hospital

As Expected

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

In Hospital

As Expected

Data Source

Patient Experience

Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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72%

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10

6% higher than the national average

76%

Would definitely recommend

11% higher than the national average

UF Health Shands Hospital

National Average

Care Transition

Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital

100%50%0%53%47%

Responsiveness of hospital staff

Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff

100%50%0%57%58%

Communication with nurses

Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%77%75%

Discharge Information

Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home

100%50%0%87%84%

Communication with doctors

Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%78%76%

Communication about medicines

Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients

100%50%0%57%57%

UF Health Shands Hospital

National Average

Cleanliness

Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

100%50%0%61%67%

Quietness

Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night

100%50%0%57%55%

Providers

Provider Reviews

This is one of the most un-empathetic and disrespectful doctors I have ever encountered. She left me in the room for an hour until the lights turned off, she had me waiting in a pitch black room. I let the staff know to reschedule my appointment. I was told she was just sitting in the back fully...

Apr 24 2025

Review for Dr. Murillo

Dr Winston, professional, thorough, caring.a great bedside Manner.I Highly recommend him.

Edward Toth Apr 22 2025

Review for Dr. Winston

I saw Dr. Bric on recommendation for knee replacement surgery. I'm 75. Despite that I filled out an extensive questionnaire beforehand, Dr. Bric seemed completely unfamiliar with my case. He began by saying he would not perform my surgery if I required rehab care afterwards as he informed me of the...

Apr 22 2025

Review for Dr. Bric

Horrific, negligent, evil, cruel, mismanaged, ego driven. This whole department to go especially this horrible surgeon with zero bedside manner. He intentionally interfered with my well being and treatment plan. Forgot about your patient rights. You have none here. Run away, far and fast!

Apr 21 2025

Review for Dr. Moawad

After being a patient for 25 years, would not assist with VA disability opinions of conditions noted and seen for for decades. Very disappointed in not wanting to assist.

Apr 21 2025

Review for Dr. Nadkarni

Location

UF Health Shands Hospital

1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville FL 32610

CallDirections

(352) 265-8000

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is UF Health Shands Hospital located?

UF Health Shands Hospital is located at 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610. Find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.

Has UF Health Shands Hospital won any recent awards from Healthgrades?

Yes, UF Health Shands Hospital has been awarded with America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™, Patient Safety Excellence Award™, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award™, and 9 more in the past two years.

Is UF Health Shands Hospital highly rated with patients?

76% patients recommend this hospital. See Healthgrades for detailed clinical ratings by specialty.

Does UF Health Shands Hospital score well in safety ratings?

Healthgrades tracks outcome ratings for 12 hospital services. View more details here.

How do I get in at UF Health Shands Hospital?

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How does UF Health Shands Hospital rank in terms of safety and outcomes?

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Contact Us

1600 SW Archer Rd

Gainesville, FL 32610

Directions

(352) 265-8000