UF Health Jacksonville nursing earns third-consecutive Magnet designation

UF Health Jacksonville has earned its third consecutive Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, an honor that signifies the…

Increasing access to mental health support

UF Health Jacksonville celebrates 150 years of caring for the community

From our humble beginning as Duval Hospital and Asylum to making history with new health care breakthroughs as UF Health Jacksonville, our unrelenting goal to…

Honoring legacies of leadership

UF Health Jacksonville’s exemplary patient care, employee engagement and community service are the result, in large part, of its leaders. At the end of 2017,…

Helpful tips to deal with holiday stressors

The holiday season can be very stressful and overwhelming for many of reasons: money problems and having to buy gifts, dealing with difficult family members,…

Community education is a key part to fall prevention

Trauma prevention and awareness within the community is a large part of the work done by TraumaOne. Chad McIntyre, manager of Trauma and Flight Services, and…

UF Health Jacksonville salutes all who have served

They may not wear the uniform anymore, but their commitment to service has never ceased. It’s why UF Health Jacksonville takes time each November to recognize…

Hospital sees significant decline in CAUTI, CLABSI rates

Patients, staff and others who come to UF Health Jacksonville should know the hospital is experiencing a significant reduction in two types of infections, and…

Innovative technology improves patient care, Sepsis rates dramatically decrease with new protocols

Advances in technology change the way we practice medicine and treat patients. Staff at UF Health Jacksonville started a program that uses software to combat…

Clinic closures due to Hurricane Matthew

Because of the potential impact from Hurricane Matthew, UF Health outpatient clinics throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia will be closed Friday,…

New strategy lowers surgical site infections

Your skin is one of the largest and heaviest organs on your body and serves as the first line of defense against germs, harmful substances and environmental…

Leon Haley, MD, named College of Medicine – Jacksonville dean

Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, MHSA, FACEP, CPE, has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. He will officially assume his new…