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UF Health Jacksonville’s OMFS program improved its standing as one of the nation’s best.

By: Kelly Gray-Eurom, M.D., M.M.M., FACEP

The oral and maxillofacial surgery program at UF Health Jacksonville improved its standing as one of the best in the country, moving up from 50th to 39th nationally, according to the most recent data from U.S. News & World Report.

In addition, the hospital had eight service lines, procedures and conditions listed this year as high-performing by U.S. News & World Report, which is well known for its ranking system and annual reports on American colleges, graduate schools and hospitals.

For 2021, UF Health Jacksonville charted as high-performing in:

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care
  • Congestive heart failure care
  • Diabetes care
  • Heart attack care
  • Kidney failure care
  • Pneumonia care
  • Stroke care
  • Urology

U.S. News & World Report ranked UF Health Jacksonville 16th among hospitals in Florida.

There is a lag of at least three years from when real-time performance data can be reflected in U.S. News & World Report scoring. Data from fiscal year 2020 will begin populating in the 2022 scores, which will include data from calendar years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Data taken from fiscal year 2021 won’t be reflected until the 2024 rankings.

Fortunately, real-time performance numbers for UF Health Jacksonville indicate solid improvements in several areas. The goal is for the hospital to be ranked among the state’s top 10 by 2025.

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Kelly Gray-Eurom, M.D., M.M.M., FACEP
Assistant Dean for Quality and Safety; Chief Quality Officer, UF Health Jacksonville; Professor and Director of Business Operations, Department of Emergency Medicine

Kelly Gray-Eurom, M.D., M.M.M., FACEP, is assistant dean for quality and safety at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville and chief quality officer for UF Health Jacksonville. In addition, she is a professor and director of business operations for the department of emergency medicine.

Gray-Eurom is board-certified in emergency medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, and earned a Master of Medical Management degree from Tulane University. She completed her internship and residency in emergency medicine at the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville in 1996, and joined UF as a faculty physician upon completion. She was promoted to associate professor and associate chair in 2008, was named CQO in 2014 and promoted to the rank of professor in 2015.

She is past-president of the Florida College of Emergency Physicians and past-president of the UFCOMJ Faculty Council, and was selected for the Fellows Program for America’s Essential Hospitals in 2017.

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