Uf Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL
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About Uf Health Shands Hospital
Uf Health Shands Hospital is an acute care hospital in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 1,014 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Select Specialty Hospital Gainesville Inc is on the same campus or next door.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.17
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.17
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.32
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.42
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.56
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.23
61% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend78%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1075%
- Completed surveys3,034
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
29.63954, -82.34264
Nearby hospitals
- Select Specialty Hospital Gainesville Inc1600 SW Archer Rd 5th Floor, Gainesville, FLLong-term care hospitalSame campus
- VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville1601 S W Archer Road, Gainesville, FL · Emergency roomVA medical center0.3 mi
- Uf Health Rehabilitation Hospital2708 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FLRehabilitation hospital1.4 mi
- HCA Florida North Florida Hospital6500 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital4101 Northwest 89 Boulevard, Gainesville, FLPsychiatric hospital6.7 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Uf Health Shands Hospital located?
Uf Health Shands Hospital is at 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610 in Alachua County.
Does Uf Health Shands Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Uf Health Shands Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 248 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Uf Health Shands Hospital?
Uf Health Shands Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Uf Health Shands Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Florida EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Uf Health Shands Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (352) 265-8000.
Would patients recommend Uf Health Shands Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (3,034 completed surveys), 78% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 75% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.