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COVID-19 Update

As we continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, providing exceptional and safe care to our patients remains our No. 1 priority. Our faculty and hospital leadership continue to monitor and assess the current COVID-19 situation, and our action plan evolves daily based on CDC guidelines and other recommendations from…

NICU Expansion

Beginning in January, the neonatal intensive care unit at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital will undergo an expansion to grow the number of beds that can accommodate the hospital’s tiniest, most vulnerable patients. The adjacent NICU II and NICU III units will transform from a combined 12,632 square feet…

Invisible Connections

When Lowyn Yancey was born, a pinched umbilical cord kept her brain from getting oxygen for several minutes. A cooling technique utilized by Dr. Michael Weiss at UF Health helped her brain recover, and today she’s a healthy little girl. Michael and Lowyn share an important, if invisible, connection — one that helps…

Gifts help lift the spirits of NICU parents

Families in the Shands at the University of Florida Neonatal Intensive Care Unit received gifts donated by the Solbach family, whose child graduated from the NICU last year.