May/June 2022

SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR HEALTH CARE HEROES UF Health Shands employees throw out the first pitch at Gator baseball games

Cover stories

SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR HEALTH CARE HEROES
UF Health Shands employees throw out the first pitch at Gator baseball games
THE IMPORTANCE OF RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
Building upon innovative strategies as we grow our UF Health family

CARRYING ON THE LEGACY
UF Health ShandsCair career roles align for Gainesville family
BRAIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH: MARISSA VERSUS THE WORST OF THE WORST
Overcoming an extremely dire prognosis
MAMA SUE: NURSE, EDUCATOR AND VACCINATOR
Nurse comes out of retirement to administer COVID vaccines
ROOTED IN NURSING
UF Health nurses share where they started and how they’ve grown.
CELEBRATING YOU
Get ready for free meals, snacks and ice cream — all for National Hospital Week!

THE IMPORTANCE OF RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
Building upon innovative strategies as we grow our UF Health family

2021 ANNUAL UF-UF HEALTH WELLNESS PROGRAM RESULTS AVAILABLE
Last year saw increased levels of stress and depression
RECOGNIZING WELLNESS CHALLENGES IN TODAY’S HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT
Employee health assessment reveals an uptick in stress and depression
RAISING HOPE AT WORK OFFERS A WAY TO GIVE BACK
The campaign returns after a two-year hiatus
UF, SCRIPPS FLORIDA COMPLETE INTEGRATION TO CREATE SCIENCE RESEARCH POWERHOUSE
The partnership will accelerate the pace of biomedical discoveries
BACK FROM THE BRINK
How one employee defied death