Tampa Area Hospitals

    Tampa General Hospital, a private not-for-profit hospital and one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in West Central Florida serves a dozen counties with a population in excess of 4 million.

    Tampa General is licensed for 1,018 beds, one of the largest hospitals in Florida. With about 6,900 employees, it is also one of the region's largest employers.

    Tampa General (TGH) is affiliated with the University of South Florida - College of Medicine and has been since the medical school was created in the early 1970s. Tampa General is the primary teaching affiliate of the University of South Florida College of Medicine and over 300 residents are assigned to Tampa General Hospital for specialty training in areas ranging from general internal medicine to neurosurgery. In addition, USF medical students, nurses and physical therapy students all receive part of their training at Tampa General.

    TGH is the area’s only Level I trauma center and one of just four burn-centers in Florida. With five medical helicopters we are able to transport critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need.

    The hospital is home to one of the leading organ transplant centers in the country, having performed more than 6,000 adult solid organ transplants, including the state’s first successful heart transplant in 1985.

    TGH is also a Florida state-certified comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the west coast of Florida. Other outstanding centers include cardiovascular, orthopedics, obstetrics, urology, ENT, endocrinology, and the Children's Medical Center, which features a nine-bed pediatric intensive care unit and one of just three outpatient pediatric dialysis units in the state.

    As the region's leading safety net hospital, Tampa General Hospital is committed to providing area residents with excellent and compassionate health care ranging from the simplest to the most complex medical services. You may wish to visit the Tampa General Hospital website for more information.

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