Shands Hospital for Children

Magnet RecognitionShands’ pediatric services are focused at Shands at UF. They offer north central Florida’s only comprehensive pediatric programs that treat patients from throughout Florida and the U.S. UF physicians offer some of the most specialized pediatric programs for the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of complex conditions.

Programs

Programs include:

  • The Congenital Heart Center at UF
  • Critical care offered through our Level II and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Units, the ShandsCair neonatal emergency transport team and our regional burn center
  • Neurological care
  • Bone marrow transplantation
  • Organ transplantation, including Florida’s only pediatric lung transplant program
  • Surgery for a full range of conditions, including congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Diabetes and Endocrinology Center