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Check out photos from the UF Health Shands Hospital Unit 2425 open house

The open house was held Wednesday, July 24.

Burn Unit - Open House

UF Health Shands Hospital unveiled a renovated intensive care unit for adult patients who require care for burns, severe skin disorders or serious wounds and for those requiring specialized treatment after reconstructive surgery.

The 34,000-square-foot unit now has 27 patient rooms, up from the previous eight rooms. Renovated with input from our patient care teams, the facility is a major step forward in state-of-the-art patient care. It incorporates features such as direct access to the operating room to lessen the chances of infection, a rehab gym, spaces for hydrotherapy and bariatric treatment, and other improvements.

The new Unit 2425 is expected to open for patients on Aug. 4.

Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
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Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House
Burn Unit - Open House

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Rachel Rivera joined the Strategic Communications team as a communications coordinator in 2017. She develops and rolls out diverse communications plans for a variety of clients throughout the organization, and creates a broad array of multimedia material to advance strategic corporate goals. She also serves on the UF Health Communications media on-call team. Prior to her position on the strategic communications team, Rachel served as a marketing assistant, helping develop communications and marketing material for the department of medicine. She started her career at UF Health as a program assistant in the department of community health and family medicine. Rachel graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in advertising and a concentration in psychology.

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The open house was held Wednesday, July 24.