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 #.
