Shands HealthCare won the 2008 Governor’s Sterling Award– Florida’s top honor for performance excellence. Shands is the largest organization ever to receive this prestigious award since its introduction in 1993. Few healthcare systems have been recognized this way for quality, outcomes and organizational excellence.
The American Nurses Credentialing
Center awarded “Magnet” designation to Shands at UF, Shands HomeCare, Shands Florida Surgical Center, Shands Vista, Shands Rehab Hospital and Shands at UF Dialysis Center. The most prestigious national honor for nursing excellence, “Magnet” status is achieved by less than one percent of the nation’s acute care hospitals.
Shands at UF earned top-50 rankings in 11 specialties in the 2008 edition of America’s Best Hospitals, published by U.S.News & World Report. Shands at UF was ranked in more specialties than any other Florida hospital. It had the state’s highest rankings in endocrinology, geriatrics, heart, respiratory and urology specialties.
