SHANDS HOSPITAL
NPI 1891810206
General Acute Care Hospital in Gainesville, FL

Q: What is Shands Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Shands Hospital is 1891810206. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on March 21, 2007.

Q: What is Shands Hospital's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Shands Hospital have?

CMS rates Uf Health Shands Hospital 4 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Shands Hospital was last updated on August 22, 2020. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.

Active since March 21, 2007

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1600 SW ARCHER RD, GAINESVILLE, FL 32610(352) 392-8013(352) 392-7447 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 22, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About Shands Hospital NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

SHANDS HOSPITAL (NPI 1891810206) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Gainesville, Florida and active in the NPI registry since March 2007. The organization lists Richard C Holbert, Residency Program Director, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1891810206

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameSHANDS HOSPITAL

Location Address1600 SW ARCHER RDGainesville, FL 32610-3003

Mailing AddressPo Box 100256Gainesville, FL 32610-0256 · (352) 392-8013 · Fax (352) 392-7447

Phone(352) 392-8013

Fax(352) 392-7447

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialRichard C HolbertResidency Program Director · (352) 392-8013

Enumeration DateMarch 21, 2007

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 22, 2020

✔ NPI 1891810206 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

1600 SW ARCHER RD, Gainesville, FL 32610

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Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include AvMed.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Uf Health Shands Hospital (CMS certification number 100113), from CMS Care Compare.

Uf Health Shands Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Gainesville, FL

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number100113

Location1600 SW Archer RdGainesville, FL 32610 · Alachua County · (352) 265-8000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 19

Death rate for pneumonia patients

12.8% Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for stroke patients

14.3% No different than national

Pressure ulcer rate

0.38 No different than national

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications

125.03 Better than the national benchmark

Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate

0.19 No different than national

In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate

0.23 No different than national

Infections 6

MRSA Bacteremia

27 observed cases · 29.375 predicted · 318,592 patient days

0.919 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

88 observed cases · 163.271 predicted · 297,658 patient days

0.539 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

1 observed case · 1.745 predicted · 187 patient days

0.573 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

8 observed cases · 17.214 predicted · 535 patient days

0.465 Better than the national benchmark

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

14 observed cases · 62.974 predicted · 33,890 patient days

0.222 Better than the national benchmark

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

28 observed cases · 67.306 predicted · 56,284 patient days

0.416 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

153 No different than national

Rate of readmission for CABG

51 No different than national

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

271 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

758 No different than national

Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement

245 No different than national

Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)

5933 Worse than the national rate

Timely & Effective Care 17

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

82%

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better

242 minutes

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better

473 minutes

Left before being seen

Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients

87%

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

16%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

128%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

WALTER J MILTON MD

Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)