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Recently, local seniors lined up outside UF Health Precision Health Research in The Villages, eager to get inside an empty shuttle. None of them were driving. That was what made it exciting. Over multiple days last week, seniors participated in a study spearheaded by the University of Florid…

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The customary blue roadway signs with a bold white "H" on the way to 1451 El Camino Real represent far more than just another hospital ahead.

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Bob Trinh says the telephone calls don’t stop. They come in from across the country, usually from other medical providers or those intertwined in the medical community — all wanting to learn about The Villages Health’s unique operation. “I get that every day,” Trinh said of inquisitive calle…

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After only two years under the orange and blue UF Health banner, The Villages hospital is earning higher marks in health care quality and safety for its patients. UF Health The Villages Hospital, along with its sister facility in Leesburg, earned a “B” grade this week from the Leapfrog Group…

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The orange and blue footprint of one of the state’s top-rated and largest health care systems continues to grow stronger since it stepped into The Villages two years ago. The University of Florida’s medical network — known as UF Health — is gradually increasing its contribution to making The…

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The risk of catching COVID-19 is high everywhere in the nation currently, evident locally by longer lines at testing sites and strains on the medical profession.