Patient Directions


Please Note that current in person lab visits are suspended due to COVID-19 Regulations. Please call the lab if you have any questions.

Address: 1935 Center Drive, Room DG-130, Gainesville Florida, 32611.

The ARC Laboratory is located in the Dental Tower of Shands Hospital on the Ground Floor in Rooms DG-130 & 136.

Main Lab Phone: 352-273-8632

Parking: 

Parking is conveniently located in the West Entrance Shands Visitor Parking Garage (a short 4 minute walk).  This is highlighted on the map below. From Center Drive, turn left on Mowry Road and then left up the ramp into the Patient & Visitor Parking Garage (on levels 2 and 3). If you are participating in a ARC funded research trial, you will receive a validated parking ticket at the completion of your study.

We are located 3 miles east of I-75 on Archer Road (Exit 384), or one block west of US HWY 441 (S.W. 13th Street) on Archer Road.

Driving Directions From I-75:

  1. SR-24 exit 384 to Gainesville/Archer
  2. East on Archer Road for approximately three miles.
  3. For Main Entrance – Left at SW 16 Street Traffic Light (valet/patient drop off)
  4. For East Visitor’s Parking Garage – Left at Newell Drive/Circle of Hope Traffic Light (parking garage immediately on Right)

Driving Directions From South or North 441 (13th St):

  1. West on SR-24 (Archer Road)
  2. For East Visitor’s Parking Garage – Right at first traffic light, Newell Drive/Circle of Hope  (parking garage immediately on Right)
  3. For Main Entrance – Right at SW 16 Street Traffic Light (valet/patient drop off)

Driving Directions From 301 South:

  1. Right onto FL-24 (Waldo Rd.)
  2. Right on FL-26 (East University Avenue)
  3. Left on SW 13 Street (HWY 441)
  4. Veer Right onto Archer Road
  5. For East Visitor’s Parking Garage – Right at first traffic light, Newell Drive/Circle of Hope  (parking garage immediately on Right)
  6. For Main Entrance – Right at SW 16 Street Traffic Light (valet/patient drop off)

Driving Directions From SR 26 (University Avenue/Newberry Road)

  1. South on SW 13 Street (HWY 441)
  2. Veer Right onto Archer Road
  3. For East Visitor’s Parking Garage – Right at first traffic light, Newell Drive/Circle of Hope  (parking garage immediately on Right)
  4. For Main Entrance – Right at SW 16 Street Traffic Light (valet/patient drop off)

UF Health and Campus Free Shuttle Service:

UF Health offers  free shuttle services for patients and families on our Gainesville campus.

Track current shuttles at: https://ufhealth.transloc.com

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