Two top UF Health Jacksonville officers

Two of UF Health Jacksonville’s key officers will soon take part in a prestigious national fellowship program for health care leaders. Chief Operating Officer Greg Miller and Chief Quality Officer Kelly Gray-Eurom, M.D., M.M.M., FACEP, will participate in the Fellows Program for America’s Essential Hospitals, which advocates for medical centers and health systems nationwide. The Fellows Program, which began more than 25 years ago, brings together leaders to examine challenges, explore strategies and develop skills that can strengthen organizations and improve patient care. The program lasts 10 months.  — Jesef Williams

UF Mobile Outreach Clinic awarded grant from CHOICES

The UF Mobile Outreach Clinic received $116,428 from the Community Health Offering Innovative Care and Educational Services, or CHOICES, program, a health service grant program administered by the Alachua County Department of Community Support Services. The mobile clinic provides primary and urgent care to local vulnerable and uninsured families and focuses on educating medical and other health science students on delivering basic health care to medically underserved communities. — Rachel Rivera

UF Health Shands earns state-high fifth Beacon Award

The UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital Trauma/Lung Transplant Unit nursing team earned its second gold Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. This bumps the organization’s total number of active Beacon Awards to five, putting UF Health Shands in a tie for first place among state hospital systems with the most current gold-level Beacon Awards. For more information and thoughts from our leaders, visit ufhealth.org/news. — Nacuya Lewis