UF Health Archer Celebrates 25 Years

UF Health Archer Family Health Care marked its 25th anniversary with a public celebration on May 21 at its clinic on Southwest 134th Avenue in Archer, according to event listings from the City of Archer and UF Health. The gathering ran from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and included barbecue, free health screenings and tours of the facility, UF Health said. The anniversary recognized a clinic that UF Health says serves Archer and surrounding rural communities through primary care and behavioral health services. Mainstreet Daily News reported on May 22 that the UF College of Nursing clinic started in 2001. ### Why was the 25-year mark notable for this clinic? The 25-year milestone puts the clinic’s founding around 2001, when the UF College of Nursing started the Archer practice, according to Mainstreet Daily News. UF Health describes the site as its first nurse-led primary care clinic and says it is managed by the University of Florida College of Nursing. UF Health said the clinic provides care for children, adults and families in Archer and nearby rural areas. (cityofarcher.com) The health system says services include annual physicals, immunizations, chronic disease management, counseling, medication management and screening for cancers and chronic conditions. ### What happened at the anniversary event in Archer? The May 21 celebration was billed as a free community event at 16939 SW 134th Avenue in Archer. (mainstreetdailynews.com) UF Health’s event page said attendees could expect barbecue, activities, health screenings and facility tours, while the City of Archer calendar invited residents to gather in front of the clinic from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (ufhealth.org) UF Health tied the event to another institutional milestone as well. The health system’s registration page said the anniversary was being observed as part of the UF College of Nursing’s 70th anniversary, bringing together community members, alumni, faculty and what it called “Gator Nurses.” ### How large is the clinic’s current operation? Denise Schentrup, associate dean of clinical affairs and practice director at UF Health Archer Family Health Care, said in a January 2025 UF College of Nursing article that the clinic registered more than 6,500 office visits in the previous year. (web.cvent.com) Schentrup said she joined the practice 19 years earlier and remembered when it operated from a converted small brick home. The same UF College of Nursing article said the facility now has six exam rooms. Schentrup said the clinic had “built lasting relationships in the community” and that she had treated “generations of families.” ### What services has UF Health added or updated recently? In December, the Archer practice transitioned to Epic, the electronic health record system used across UF Health, according to the UF College of Nursing article published in January 2025. (gatornurse.nursing.ufl.edu) Schentrup said the change made it easier to access records and test results from other UF Health providers and improved the patient portal. A new retinal camera and electrocardiogram machine have also expanded in-house testing, the college article said. Schentrup said the goal was to offer more services locally so residents would not need to travel to Gainesville as often. The practice also increased mental health services to five days per week from one day per week, according to the same report. (gatornurse.nursing.ufl.edu) UF listed Jeremy M. Titus and James Poole as providers of mental health services and said Anthony Roller had been added as a dedicated pediatrics primary care provider. ### How does UF Health describe the clinic’s role in rural care? (gatornurse.nursing.ufl.edu) UF Health says the Archer clinic is located in a rural community and offers sliding-scale fees for uninsured patients based on household income. The health system says the site accepts Medicare, Medicaid and several commercial insurance plans. The UF College of Nursing article said the practice is a federally designated rural health clinic, a Medicare certification program intended to expand access to care in rural areas through nurse practitioners and physician assistants. (gatornurse.nursing.ufl.edu) UF Health says the Archer site remains a community resource for primary care and behavioral health in Archer and surrounding areas. (ufhealth.org) UF Health’s Archer location page says appointments are available by phone at the clinic, which remains open at 16939 SW 134th Ave. The health system’s event page framed the anniversary as a celebration of the clinic’s past, present and future as it continues serving Archer-area patients. (ufhealth.org) (gatornurse.nursing.ufl.edu)