Hospital type Teaching Speciality Cancer Hospital Lists Hospitals in Florida Founded 2006 Care system Nonprofit organization | Emergency department Yes Number of beds 192 Affiliated university UF Health Shands Hospital | |
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Location Gainesville, Florida, United States Similar Infirmary, Murphree Area, 34th Street Wall, Baughman Center, Florida Gymnasium | ||
The University of Florida Cancer Hospital is an Academic Cancer Center in Gainesville, FL. The 200 bedroom complex focuses on producing basic laboratory findings that will ultimately be used for preventive therapies for cancers.
Background
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 receiving diagnostic and therapeutic oncology services. It also includes a Critical Care Center for emergency and trauma related services. Designed by Flad Architects and built by SkanskaUSA, construction was completed in 2009 and cost $388 million.
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University of Florida Cancer Hospital Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA