A space for kids

As the need for specialized care for children grows, the UF Health Children’s Surgical Center is growing to meet it. Patients in Gainesville and the region will benefit from an expanded UF Health Children’s Surgical Center. Construction on the new surgical center, currently located at the Ayers building on Southwest Second Avenue, began in April. The new UF Health Children’s Surgical Center will be located on Hull Road off Southwest 34th Street. The new 17,500-square-foot facility, which will be connected to the UF Health Florida Surgical Center, will have its own family friendly entrance and waiting area. Separate preoperative, postanesthesia care and postoperative recovery areas will be designed to help pediatric surgery patients and their loved ones through every
step of their experience. The facility will include four large operating rooms and TVs designed specifically for procedures for children and adolescents. — Morgan Sherburne