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Shands Florida Surgical Center

Opened in September 2007, the Shands Florida Surgical Center is an outpatient, ambulatory surgical center that will provide minimally invasive surgical services to a diverse group of patients from all age groups.

The surgical center’s design – which includes a brick exterior, arches, porticos and natural walking paths – was selected to complement neighboring buildings. The original surgical center facility, which is located on Southwest 13th Street, opened in 2008 as the new Shands Endoscopy Center.

The Building Includes:

Outpatient, ambulatory, minimally invasive surgical services

Surgical specialties: hand; sports medicine; foot and ankle; general orthopaedics; otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat); gynecology; urology; ophthalmology; and general surgeries

State-of-the-art, image-guided techniques

Innovative telecommunications for advanced teaching and collaboration capabilities

Progressive regional anesthesia for surgeries

Projected number of procedures is 7,200 per year

Building Specifications

Approximately 28,000 square feet

Eight operating rooms

Private post-surgery recovery areas

Space for health fairs and seminars

Shands Florida Surgical Center Recieves Magnet Redesignation

In May 2008, Shands Florida Surgical Center earned the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) “Magnet” status - the nursing profession’s most prestigious national honor for excellence. The facility first achieved Magnet status in 2003.

Six Shands HealthCare facilities in Gainesville earned the Magnet status. This is Shands Vista’s initial Magnet designation. Shands at the University of Florida, Shands HomeCare, Shands Rehab Hospital, Shands Florida Surgical Center and Shands at UF Dialysis Center received redesignation.

Magnet hospitals must meet stringent quantitative and qualitative standards that define the quality of nursing practices and patient care. The application process includes comprehensive written documentation, which is validated by site visits. ANCC appraisers conducted on-site assessments of the Shands facilities from Feb. 18-21, 2008.