| Shands Critical Care Center
Emergency and trauma care at Shands has two locations. If the patient is 17 and under, please visit the Shands Pediatric ER on the north side of Archer Road, located adjacent to the east entrance of Shands at the Univeristy of Florida
Adult patients and any trauma patient (adult and pediatric) should visit the Shands Critical Care Center.
The Shands Critical Care Center at the University of Florida, located on the first floor of the Shands Cancer Hospital complex, provides advanced critical care, emergency and trauma medicine to the people of north central Florida in one of the most carefully designed and sophisticated facilities of its kind.
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Emergency Department
The Shands Emergency Department and Trauma Center is located on the first floor of the Shands Cancer Hospital.
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Valet parking is available 24/7 at the main entrance of the Emergency Department. Additional parking is available in a paved lot adjacent to the facility.
- Free parking on weeknights after 9 PM, weekends, and holidays
- $4 daily fee for handicapped in garages and fee lots
- $4 daily fee for all others
- $6 fee for valet parking
About the Emergency Department
The new Emergency Department is the largest in the region, with the capacity to treat up to 100,000 patients a year. It includes large private patient rooms and spacious trauma rooms, all arranged around a central nursing station for enhanced patient care. Pediatric services are also provided, as well as a pediatric waiting area specially designed for younger patients.
The Shands Cancer Hospital has more than double the number of emergency rooms for patients and the trauma bays have been increased from one to four.
In addition, a helipad is located on the roof of the facility and provides swift access to emergency and trauma care via an elevator that is directly connected to the Critical Care Center.
The new landing site has been specially constructed to hold up to 26,000 pounds, more than double the capacity of the previous rooftop landing site. This will enable the landing of transport vehicles such as the Black Hawk, the Army’s front-line utility helicopter used for medical air evacuation.
Radiology in the Emergency Department
Emergency Department and trauma service teams require immediate imaging to diagnose and treat patients as quickly as possible. The Shands Critical Care Center includes two digital radiography rooms, as well as imaging equipment in each of the four trauma rooms.
In addition, the hospital’s main Radiology Department is located next door to the Emergency Department. It is equipped with three sophisticated CT scanners, an MRI scanner, two ultrasound machines, two digital radiology rooms and a fluoroscopy room to provide comprehensive imaging technology.
Fast Facts
Facts about the Shands Critical Care Center at Shands Cancer Hospital:
- The ShandsCair helicopter makes about 700 transports a year, averaging roughly two patient transports each day.
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