Uf Health Shands Hospital

Patients that would definitely recommend
7% 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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Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care Award™ (2019)

Superior clinical outcomes in colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, esophageal/stomach surgeries, small intestine surgeries, and treating bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeds, and pancreatitis

General Surgery Excellence Award™ (2019)

Superior clinical outcomes in bowel obstruction treatment, colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, esophageal/stomach surgeries, and small intestine surgeries

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ (2019, 2018, 2017)

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

Stroke Care Excellence Award™ (2019)

Superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke

Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ (2016)

Superior clinical outcomes in gynecological surgery

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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

1 rating was worse than expected

Bloodstream infection following surgery

1 rating was better than expected

11 ratings were as expected

Death in procedures where mortality is usually very low
Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital
Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest
Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired at the hospital
Hip fracture following surgery
Excessive bruising or bleeding as a consequence of a procedure or surgery
Acute kidney dysfunction following surgery
Respiratory failure following surgery
Deep blood clots in the lungs or legs following surgery
Breakdown of abdominal incision site
Accidental cut, puncture, perforation or hemorrhage during medical care

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Appendectomy

Bariatric Surgery

Cardiac

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Defibrillator Procedures

As Expected

Pacemaker Procedures

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

As Expected

Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)

As Expected

Worse than Expected

Heart Attack

As Expected

Heart Failure

Better than Expected

Valve Surgery

Worse than Expected

Critical Care

Gastrointestinal

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Gallbladder Removal Surgery

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Bowel Obstruction

As Expected

Colorectal Surgeries

As Expected

Esophageal/Stomach Surgeries

As Expected

Better than Expected

Gastrointestinal Bleed

Better than Expected

Pancreatitis

As Expected

Better than Expected

Small Intestine Surgeries

As Expected

Better than Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™

2019

General Surgery Excellence Award™

2019

Gynecologic Surgeries

Labor and Delivery

Neurosciences

Orthopedic

Prostate Surgery

Pulmonary

Spine Surgery

Vascular

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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Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10
4% higher than the national average

Would definitely recommend
7% higher than the national average

Location

Uf Health Shands Hospital

1600 South West Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610

Call

Directions (352) 265-8000