Sending flowers to UF Health Jacksonville

UF Health Jacksonville is the University of Florida's academic hospital on West 8th Street, with 606 licensed beds and the TraumaOne Level I trauma center. Patients here range from people recovering from planned surgery to people admitted through the trauma center, so who you are sending to shapes what makes sense.

Here is what to know first: in-house room deliveries work on a weekday schedule. Flowers arriving on a Saturday or Sunday will wait.

What UF Health Jacksonville allows

The hospital's own pages say floral gifts are among the items carried to patient rooms. That is effectively telling you flowers are accepted on its regular floors.

UF Health Jacksonville doesn't post a list of units that refuse flowers, and it says nothing about balloons or plants. That gap matters most for a trauma center. As general practice, many hospitals keep fresh flowers out of intensive care and burn areas and prefer mylar to latex balloons. If your patient is in the MICU, SICU or another critical care area, check with the unit before you send anything that needs water.

Based on the hospital's own website, checked October 29, 2026.

Where the delivery goes

In-house room deliveries happen Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except holidays.

The simplest route is a local florist that delivers to the hospital at 655 W. 8th St., Jacksonville, FL 32209. The main hospital line is (904) 244-0411. Give the florist:

• the patient's name spelled exactly right,
• the room or unit if you have it,
• a phone number for you.

A Friday afternoon order may not reach the room until Monday, and a patient who goes home over the weekend may never see it. Check the expected discharge date with the family first.

What the florist needs on the card: CareMail: patient's correctly spelled name (emails cannot be delivered if the name is misspelled).

If flowers aren't an option

UF Health Jacksonville offers something most hospitals don't: CareMail, a free service that prints an online message and hands it to the patient with the regular mail each weekday. The catch is spelling. A message with a misspelled name can't be delivered. CareMail is a good fit for someone in critical care, or as a quick note before flowers arrive later. A foil balloon or a stuffed animal is another option where the unit allows it.

What to send to a patient here

For an adult on a general floor, a small vase arrangement that won't crowd the tray table is ideal. For a trauma patient facing a long stay, consider something that lasts, followed by a fresh delivery once they move to a step-down unit. Our get-well flowers guide helps you pick, and if you are short on words, see what to write on the card. Visiting is generally 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with two visitors at a time.

Sending somewhere else in Jacksonville? See flower delivery in Jacksonville for cutoff times and other local hospitals.