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.
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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.
Local and State UPDATES
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Alachua County
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Duval County
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Marion County
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Sumter County
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Lake County
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State of Florida
Get the latest information from Florida Health, the state of Florida’s Department of Health.
UF HEALTH COVID-19 research and news
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…
UF Health anesthesiology team devises respirator mask made from existing hospital materials
With respiratory masks used by health workers battling the coronavirus in short supply, the University of Florida Health’s department of anesthesiology has developed masks that can be produced in large…
What you need to know about the possible smell/taste link to COVID-19
As more anecdotes surface from physicians around the world about patients with COVID-19 losing their senses of smell and taste, we asked Steven Munger, Ph.D, director of the University of…
UF researchers lead the way in rapidly designing, building low-cost, open-source ventilator
As a University of Florida mechanical engineering student decades ago, Samsun Lampotang, Ph.D., helped respiratory therapist colleagues build a minimal-transport ventilator that became a commercial success. So, when the coronavirus…
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The latest updates from the University of Florida related to COVID-19. Additional frequently asked questions pertaining to travel, students prospective students and families, graduate students, and faculty & staff
