Telephone Assistance

Shands Jacksonville Operators "0" (244-0411)

To call another extension from within the Shands Jacksonville telephone system, dial the four-digit number. Commonly accessed numbers can be found in the section entitled "Campus Phone Numbers". Call the Shands Jacksonville Operators for extensions you do not know.

To call a location not on this campus:

Local Calls

Dial 9 plus the seven-digit number

800 Calls

Dial 9+1+800 plus the seven-digit number

Long-Distance Calls

Students are permitted to make business calls to Gainesville at no charge from certain phones. Each of the departments and/or colleges will also allow students (while rotating) to make long-distance calls within the (904) area code. Ask your rotation director or supervisor about this.

Other long-distance calls should be billed to your calling card, your home phone number or collect. You may dial these calls from any extension.

To use your calling card, dial 9+0+area code+seven-digit number. At the tone, dial your calling card number or dial zero for long-distance operator assistance. These calls cannot be billed to Shands Jacksonville.

Telephone Repair and Problems

Report all telephone problems and requests for telephone repairs to ext. 4-5128.

Hospital Beeper System

Dial "9", then enter the pager #.