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Originally Posted by blueash
Shands in both Gainesville and Jacksonville have been given special legislative protection against having to pay malpractice awards over 200,000. So if they take out the wrong kidney or forget to give you oxygen while you are in surgery your ability to collect is severely limited whereas I believe no other hospital in Florida except Jackson Memorial in Miami has a similar limitation. The hospital itself is a teaching hospital. It is fairly well ranked and has some fields ranked in the top 50's nationally. Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL Rankings - US News Best Hospitals |
Please read this month's Consumers Reports' section on teaching hospitals safety performance. On page 11, Shands Jacksonville recieved a score of 27 out of 100. The average score, for all hospitals, was 49. Safety of hospitals has little to do with ERs, but wouldn't you hope to achieve at least average?