Shands Hospital: Excellence in Medical Care

One of the many reasons members move to Oak Hammock from all over the country is the knowledge that they will receive excellent medical care should they need it. Shands Healthcare, affiliated with the University of Florida, is one of the Southeast’s premier health systems – including eight hospitals, two academic medical centers, four community hospitals and two specialty hospitals.

Within the Shands Healthcare system, medical teams work together to utilize the latest diagnostic and therapeutic innovations to optimize treatment outcomes. Through their multi-disciplinary approach to treatment plans, they have achieved both a regional and national reputation of being one of the leading hospitals in the nation.

With multi-specialty group practices based in Gainesville and Jacksonville, approximately 1,000 University of Florida faculty physicians provide care in Shands facilities and more than 80 outpatient practices throughout the region.

A few of Shands centers of excellence include:
• Orthopedics
• Neurological Services
• Heart Care
• Cancer
• Transplants.