The key advantage of the program is its capability to provide high-level, hospital-grade care at home, said Irene Alexaitis, D.N.P., R.N., UF Health Shands Hospital chief nursing officer.

UF Health Shands Hospital (Gainesville, Fla.). UF Health Shands Hospital is named for William Augustine Shands, a Florida senator who attended the University of Florida in the early 1900s.