UF shands Digital Twin a living replica of our hospital
Imagine being able step into the hospital to - from anywhere. Our Digital Twin Hospital makes that possible.
The digital twin represents the next step in digitizing healthcare and towards the health metaverse.
We want you to
Participate
Are you interested in taking part in our research? Click the button bellow to find out if you are eligible to do so, what benefits it will bring and how to join.
The Vision
For Patients
Anytime access to a digital health companion that answers questions about visits, procedures, and hospital routines. Patients can preview the exact spaces where they’ll check in, be admitted, or recover after surgery, practice wayfinding from parking to their unit, understand what to expect on the day of care, during admissions and surgery, and reduce anxiety long before arrival.
For Healthcare Providers
Fusing evidence‑based medical guidelines and domain knowledge with live clinical data and analyzing it with advanced machine learning turns the digital twin into an intelligent companion for care. It supports timely, transparent decision‑making and offers a safe, realistic training ground for healthcare providers at every level.
For Hospitals
By unifying real‑time operational signals with predictive analytics and machine learning, the digital twin simulates hospital spaces, workflows, and staffing scenarios before changes hit the floor. Leaders can rehearse new layouts, test equipment placement, stress‑test patient flow, and validate policies - improving clinical decision‑making, efficiency, and safety while de‑risking expensive implementations.
we would love for you to
Meet the Team
Meet our wonderful staff who work on this project. We have a mixture of technology and medical personal who work hand in hand to produce the best experience for you.
Usability Studies
Learn about how this research will be used in real world applications at UF Shands and other hospitals
About the Study
Learn about what exactly we are studying with this research and what we hope to learn
How it Works
Never heard of a digital twin?
Learn about how they work and how we are going about creating one