COVID-19 INFORMATION KEY RESOURCES AND UPDATES FROM UF HEALTH
Find fast facts about our responses in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Central Florida and learn about the hard work our researchers conduct to help combat this global pandemic. We also provide you easy access to information from county, state and national governments and health agencies.
PATIENT & visitor UPDATES
Changes to Visitor Policy; Screenings; Valet…
Several changes are being implemented at UF Health hospitals and emergency rooms in Gainesville effective Tuesday, March 24, to protect our patients…
Donating Personal Protective Equipment
As health care professionals across the country require important personal protection equipment, or PPE, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people…
Visitation updates – UF Health Leesburg Hospital…
UF Health Leesburg Hospital and UF Health The Villages® Hospital announces new patient visitation restrictions.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Patients and Families
What is COVID-19?
Prevention
Symptoms and Exposure
How You Can Help
hygiene and social distancing
Maintain Healthy Habits
Everyday preventive actions help prevent the spread of any respiratory disease, including COVID-19. Learn how to practice best hygiene and social distancing.
Personal Protective Equipment
PPE Donations
UF Health Supply Chain Services is working diligently to procure necessary Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, for our health care workers who are on the front lines.
LIFESOUTH
Blood Donations
As the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, experts are warning of a dire shortage of blood as donors stay home and blood drives across the country are canceled.
GATORS HELPING GATORS
Aid-A-Gator
Aid-a-Gator is a unique program that offers financial assistance to University of Florida students experiencing a temporary hardship.
Covid-19 funds
Donate to UF Health
Your contributions help us to provide clinical care, support out healthcare teams, and to fuel research initiatives.
foldingathome
Use Your Computer to Help
The Folding at Home project uses the CPU power of thousands of volunteer computers to understand how COVID-19 proteins work and how theaapuetics can be designed to stop them.
UF HEALTH COVID-19 research and news
UF Health researcher explains new challenges to testing treatments during an outbreak
Researchers testing new treatments and vaccines amid a disease outbreak, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, face a number of challenges. Unpredictability in size, geographic location and the duration of the…
UF Health researchers donate gloves, masks and other PPE to support frontline colleagues
Researchers from across the University of Florida and UF Health have joined an urgent effort to collect and donate personal protective equipment, or PPE, to build upon existing stockpiles in…
Early findings from COVID-19 testing in The Villages® encouraging; experts urge vigilance
University of Florida Health experts and their collaborators completed over 2,000 COVID-19 tests in The Villages® last week, and while the number of positive cases is still low, experts urge…
Flanzer Trust announces donation to support UF Health COVID-19 research
University of Florida Health officials today announced amplified efforts in the urgent intervention and research initiatives underway in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, thanks to generous funding support from…
MorE UF HEALTH UPDATES
UF Health Jacksonville
COVID-19 information related to UF Health Jacksonville, UF Health North, and related clinics
UF Health Central Florida
COVID-19 information related to UF Health Leesburg and UF Health Villages Hospitals.
Updates from the University of Florida
UF's COVID-19 Response
UF's Latest Updates
The latest updates from the University of Florida related to COVID-19. Additional frequently asked questions pertaining to travel, students, prospective students, families, graduate students, and faculty & staff
