Shands calls $9.7M sliced by governor devastating - Cindy Swirko, Gainesville Sun

CEO Goldfarb warned the amount cut could rise to $21 million as federal funding shrinks as well. A veto by Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday of nearly $9.7 million in state funding for Shands at the University of Florida will dramatically impact the hospital's ability to care for under-insured and uninsured patients, Shands HealthCare CEO Tim Goldfarb wrote Saturday in a memo. Goldfarb said in the memo that the veto was unexpected because Crist had recommended the funding as part of the budget and approved it in his previous three proposed budget plans. Goldfarb added the total impact could be even greater because the state cut could lead to a reduction in federal money.