UF Health Shands Hospital and UF Health Jacksonville earn top grade for safety

UF Health Shands Hospital and UF Health Jacksonville have each received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that…

UF Health Jacksonville names new chief executive officer

Patrick Green, MBA, FACHE, has been named chief executive officer of UF Health Jacksonville and will join the organization July 10 following his highly…

New partnership allows historically Black university students a pathway to earn UF nursing degree

Students from a historically Black university in Florida will soon have a dedicated pathway to earn a bachelor of science in nursing, or B.S.N., degree from…

Russell E. Armistead, M.B.A., named CEO of UF Health Jacksonville

Russell E. Armistead, M.B.A., has been named chief executive officer of UF Health Jacksonville. Armistead, the former CEO of the hospital system from 2013…

Dr. Linda R. Edwards named to one-year term as dean of the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville

Dr. Linda R. Edwards will serve as dean of the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville for a one-year term, effective immediately. Edwards assumes the role in…

New model to help patients holistically manage pain established at UF Health Jacksonville

A new program to help people manage pain by using a combination of traditional methods mixed with new coaching and education has been established at UF Health…

UF Health appoints new chief compliance and privacy officer

A former executive at the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas has been appointed as the new vice president/chief compliance and privacy officer…

UF Health joins forces with the Gary Sinise Foundation Avalon Network dedicated to assisting veterans and first responders

UF Health Jacksonville and one of the nation’s premiere institutions dedicated to helping veterans, first responders and their families — the Gary Sinise…

UF Health Jacksonville is the world’s first site to test drug to prevent excessive bleeding

UF Health Jacksonville is the first site in the world to test a new drug designed to prevent excessive bleeding that can occur from taking ticagrelor, a…

UF researchers receive $1.46 million grant to implement alternatives to opioids program

Imagine a world where emergency room patients and providers have access to a menu of pain management treatment options that include a blend of traditional and…

UF Health Jacksonville first in Florida to administer COVID-19 vaccine

A group of 10 front-line health care workers at UF Health Jacksonville are believed to be the first in Florida, and possibly the Southeast, to receive the…

UF College of Medicine names new dean

Colleen G. Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine, becoming the 10th dean and the first woman to hold…