UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital announces Neonatal Intensive Care Unit expansion

The neonatal intensive care unit at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital will be undergoing an expansion to grow the number of beds that can accommodate the…

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s Child Life program brings the “Healing Power of Play” home

On any given day, 50 to 70 percent of patients at the University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital are restricted to their rooms due to their…

Hyundai Hope on Wheels awards $250,000 grant to UF Health cancer researcher

For the third consecutive year, a University of Florida researcher has received a Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant to support childhood cancer research. Elias…

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital debuts a colorful new entrance, opens the Sebastian Ferrero Atrium

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital marked an important milestone today (Sept. 3) with the debut of a colorful new façade, a dedicated entrance and the…

New UF fellowship program to help ease shortage of pediatric rheumatology specialists

The University of Florida College of Medicine is launching Florida’s first fellowship program in pediatric rheumatology for physicians interested in…

Young patients get their game on during third annual Gator Engineering Day

On Friday, Aug. 1, Patients at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital had the opportunity to interact with soccer-themed game systems that University of Florida…

University of Florida pediatrics professor appointed to FDA committee

Federal agencies pursue world-renowned leaders when they seek expert advice. A recent search by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for one such expert ended…

UF Health patient named Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Florida Champion

His body might not always have the energy it needs, but 6-year-old Nathan Ferrell’s fun-loving personality stands in stark contrast to his disease as he faces…

CMN National Pancake Day fundraiser flips for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital

Today, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., guests can enjoy a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes during IHOP’s ninth annual National Pancake Day benefiting Children’s…

Beauty at the bedside

Being confined to a hospital for treatment is difficult, especially for a child. But when the hospital stay lasts more than 200 days, it can become unbearable…

University of Florida College of Medicine welcomes new pediatric neurology chief

Peter B. Kang, M.D., joined the University of Florida College of Medicine faculty Nov. 1 as the new chief of pediatric neurology. Previously an associate…

UF’s Ped-I-Care program granted $18 million contract to extend services

The University of Florida’s national award-winning Pediatric Integrated Care System, Ped-I-Care, has been granted the Florida Department of Health’s contract…