| UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Gainesville,Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 29°38′20″N82°20′32″W / 29.6389°N 82.3422°W /29.6389; -82.3422 |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Non-Profit |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Shands |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 192 |
| Speciality | Cancer hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://cancer.ufl.edu/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Florida |
UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital is an academic cancer center inGainesville, Florida. The 200 bed complex focuses on producing basic laboratory findings that will ultimately be used forpreventive therapies for cancers.[1][2]
This complex is eight stories high, and contains over 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of space. The facility houses about 200 private inpatient beds for a variety of patients, including those receivingdiagnostic andtherapeuticoncology services. It also includes a Critical Care Center for emergency andtrauma related services. Designed byFlad Architects and built by SkanskaUSA, construction was completed in 2009 and cost $388 million.[3]
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