About UF Health North

Our Commitment to Care

UF Health North is the only full-service hospital in North Jacksonville. The facility features all-private rooms, which studies show promote faster recovery and improve the patient experience. Here patients receive comprehensive care from UF Health specialists and surgeons. The hospital provides 12 spacious labor and delivery suites and two dedicated obstetric operating rooms so mothers-to-be can deliver closer to home.

In addition, UF Health is constructing a second six-floor, 124-bed tower, with three floors dedicated to acute care and another two dedicated to inpatient rehabilitation.

Medical Office Building

More than 30 specialty services are available at UF Health North’s medical office building, which is staffed by top UF Health and community physicians. Whether a patient is seeking routine well care or more advanced treatments, they can find a specialist here to meet their health care needs. Outpatient lab and diagnostic services are available on-site, as well as advanced imaging, including 3D digital breast tomosynthesis and the region’s first open MRI.

Mission, Vision and Values

Mission

The mission of the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville and UF Health in Jacksonville is to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover. We dedicate our work to improving the lives of those we touch through quality health care, medical education, innovation and research.

Vision

Our vision is to be the region's most valued health care asset, eliminating health care needs as a concern of the population. We will achieve this vision by:

• Delivering patient-centered care that exceeds expectations of patients and families
• Providing unrivaled medical education and research
• Developing partnerships that join our work to the well-being of the community

Values

In striving to fulfill our mission, we will be guided by the enduring values of:

• Excellence in each and every customer experience
• Respect for the critical nature of our work
• Compassion for humanity and one another
• Stewardship of the trust and privilege to serve

Awards and Recognition

U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals

As part of the UF Health Jacksonville system, UF Health North was recognized as one of Jacksonville's best hospitals for 2019 by U.S. News & World Report. The system was nationally ranked in Ear, Nose and Throat (#41) and Nephrology (#45), and high-performing in Neurology and Neurosurgery, as well as treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and heart failure. U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on data that includes patient outcomes, patient experience, staffing and reputation among peers.

PRC Excellence in Healthcare Awards

In 2019, PRC, an independent organization that measures and benchmarks patient satisfaction, recognized the following UF Health North units with 5-Star Awards for Overall Quality of Care. The 5-Star Award is given to units/departments whose patient satisfaction scores were in the top 10% nationally.

• Emergency Room
• Inpatient 4th Floor Medical/Surgical Unit
• Inpatient Units Combined
• Labor and Delivery Unit
• Outpatient Surgery Center

2018: 5-Star Awards given to Ambulatory and Outpatient Surgery; Emergency Room; Inpatient Medical/Surgical Unit; and Outpatient Surgery Center. Inpatient units combined received the 4-Star Award, placing them in the top 25% nationally.

2017: 5-Star Awards given to Emergency Room and Outpatient Surgery Center.

Human Rights Campaign LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader

In 2019, UF Health North, as part of the UF Health Jacksonville system, was recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in their annual Healthcare Equality Index report. The HEI evaluates and scores health care facilities’ policies and practices related to equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees.

American College of Radiology Accreditation

UF Health North has received a three-year term of accreditation in CT, mammography, MRI, nuclear medicine/PET and ultrasound by the American College of Radiology, or ACR. ACR accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety offered by health care facilities.

History

August 2013

UF Health North Medical Office Building Groundbreaking
UF Health leaders officially broke ground Aug. 14, 2013.

February 2015

UF Health North Medical Office Building Opens
The doors to the $140 million facility opened to the public Feb. 17, 2015.

March 2015

UF Health North's First Arrival
Daisy Borders was the first baby born at UF Health's Birth Center, arriving at 9:59 p.m. March 15, 2015.

November 2015

UF Health North Hospital Tower Groundbreaking
UF Health leaders broke ground on the 92-bed inpatient tower on Nov. 16, 2015.

February 2016

UF Health North Marcus E. Drewa Atrium Dedication
On Feb. 25, 2016, the atrium of the UF Health North medical office building was named after former hospital CEO Marcus E. Drewa for this decades of service.

May 2016

UF Health North Hospital Tower Beam Ceremony
A topping-off ceremony was held May 18, 2016, to mark the installation of the final beam in the inpatient tower expansion.

May 2017

UF Health North Hospital Opens
The 92-bed hospital opened May 23, 2017, and is the only full-service hospital in North Jacksonville.

March 2022

UF Health North Bed Tower B Groundbreaking
UF Health leaders broke ground on a second six-floor, 124-bed tower on Mar. 31, 2022.

July 2024

UF Health North Bed Tower B Opens
Tower B opened in July 16, 2024, and includes six patient floors, including an expanded emergency room open 24/7 to treat adults and children, and four luxury concierge rooms.