(Tampa) October 17, 2018 –  Florida Hospital Tampa, part of the West Florida Division of Adventist Health System, soon to be AdventHealth, officially broke ground today on a six-story, 300,000 square foot patient and surgical tower at the corner of Fletcher Ave. and Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa...

(October 25, 2018) TAMPA – Florida Hospital Tampa is now home to the newly-named Florida Hospital Tampa Bariatric & Metabolic Institute (BMI). Michel Murr, MD and John Paul Gonzalvo, DO, join John Dietrick, MD to provide exceptional, whole-person care through a comprehensive, patient-centered...

(Tampa) September 24, 2018 – Florida Hospital Tampa, part of the West Florida Division of Adventist Health System, a non-profit health care organization, is embarking on the largest expansion in hospital history and the largest surgical expansion in the history of Tampa Bay. The new six-story, 300,...

Altamonte Springs-based Adventist Health System, one of the nation’s largest faith-based health care systems, with nearly 50 hospital campuses and more than 80,000 employees, today announced that it will soon become AdventHealth. With the name change, the health system will move to being one...

FLORIDA HOSPITAL TAMPA UROLOGIC SURGEON COMPLETES FIRST ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION DEVICE RESEARCH STUDY OF ITS KIND New biomechanical comparison of inflatable penile implants published in Journal of Sexual Medicine TAMPA, FL (JULY 19, 2018) ― A recent study by Jared J. Wallen MD et. al. compared...

Patients who have unsuccessfully tried to control high blood pressure with medication may now have a new option at Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute. The hospital is now enrolling patients in a new clinical research study called CONTROL HyperTeNsion (HTN)-2. This innovative study is designed...

TAMPA, Fla. May 22, 2018 Florida Hospital is excited to announce an exclusive partnership with the North Tampa Christian Academy, now accepting applications for grades K-12 for the 2018-2019 school year. In addition, North Tampa Christian Explorers pre-school will be on the campus serving ages 2...

Watch his story here: https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/common-sinus-infection-in-12-year-old-leads-to-rare-illness-emergency-brain-surgery

Florida Hospital Tampa is the first hospital in Florida to acquire the latest generation robotic imaging technology for use in neurosurgery that provides neurosurgeons with a more complete view of the brain during surgery.

Florida Hospital Emergency Rooms are feeling the effects of Hurricane Irma with a storm of patients needing medical care since curfews have been lifted by emergency management officials.  There are many easy, convenient, and less expensive ways to access health care beyond an emergency room...

Florida Hospital Emergency Rooms are feeling the effects of Hurricane Irma with a storm of patients needing medical care since curfews have been lifted by emergency management officials. There are many easy, convenient, and less expensive ways to access health care beyond an emergency room for...

Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute has received a $20,000 gift from Constellation Brands to purchase a new ultrasound-enhanced thrombolysis machine, a state-of-the-art device that breaks up life-threatening blood clots by combining clot-dissolving medication and ultrasonic waves. 

Florida Hospital and Walgreens today announced a retail health clinic and pharmacy collaboration focused on delivering more coordinated care and providing greater access to patients across the Tampa region. As part of the agreement, Florida Hospital will operate and provide all clinical services at...

The new Mickle Center for Reflux and Esophageal Cancer, unveiled in a public ceremony on November 14, is a symbol of the Digestive Health Institute at Florida Hospital Tampa's focus and commitment to provide education, awareness, research, and innovation to citizens of the Tampa Bay area for...

Florida Hospital and Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) are partnering to create an extended learning site for the LMU-Caylor School of Nursing in the West Florida Region.

Florida Hospital Tampa’s Surgical Reality program allows neurosurgeons and patients to see inside the body with a precision never before available. Using the same advanced VR technology used in military flight simulators, Surgical Reality combines magnetic resonance (MR), computerized tomography (...

Florida Hospital Physician Group (FHPG) is pleased to announce the addition of John Dietrick, MD, FACS to Florida Hospital Physician Group.  Dr. Dietrick is a highly experienced, board certified general surgeon with expertise in weight loss surgery using minimally invasive surgical and robotic...

Florida Hospital Tampa recently received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite Plus. This award recognizes the hospital’s ongoing commitment to providing the most...

Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute was the first hospital in Tampa to offer patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib) an alternative to long-term warfarin medication with the newly approved WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Implant. Since first offering the procedure in...

Florida Hospital is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the Tampa Bay Lightning 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Florida Hospital is also the Official Health and Wellness Partner of the Tampa Bay Lightning and was the Presenting Sponsor of the 2015-16 Lightning season.

Florida Hospital Physician Group (FHPG) is pleased to announce the addition of Allen P. Chudzinski, MD, FACS to Florida Hospital Physician Group.  Dr. Chudzinski is a highly experienced, board certified colon and rectal surgeon who will serve as Medical Director for the Advanced Center for...

Florida Hospital Tampa’s Surgical Weight Loss Institute announced today that it can now offer patients a newly approved non-surgical weight loss solution.  The Institute is among the first in Tampa and the state to include the FDA-approved ORBERATM intragastric balloon to assist patients...

Florida Hospital Tampa is the first health care provider in the region to offer the vBloc® Therapy for the treatment of obesity in the state of Florida.

Florida Hospital Physician Group (FHPG) is pleased to announce the addition of Yasser Saloum, MD to Florida Hospital Physician Group.  Dr. Saloum is a highly skilled, board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist who joins Florida Hospital Digestive Care Center, a part of the...

 Florida Hospital Tampa has started treating select pancreatic cancer patients using RenovoCath, a new device that targets cancer in the pancreas. Florida Hospital Tampa is only the second site in the country to offer this innovative new procedure.

Through a collaboration with Women’s Health Care, Florida Hospital Tampa is now offering comprehensive midwifery care through every stage of childbirth that include pre-pregnancy counseling, prenatal care, childbirth planning, labor support and delivery, postpartum care, breastfeeding support...

Surgical Weight Loss Center meets all criteria as a Comprehensive Center according to national quality standards established to deliver safe, high quality bariatric patient care.

The partnership will increase access to specialty care for uninsured residents served by the USF Health student-run program and significantly increase the number of patients seen.

Newly formed surgical affiliation provides full-time, around-the-clock expertise for pediatric surgery needs at Florida Hospital Tampa.

The top two ranked healthcare providers in the state of Florida, Tampa General Hospital and Florida Hospital, officially announced the name of their jointly owned not-for-profit company, West Florida Health.

Florida Hospital Tampa is being recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States.

Florida Hospital Tampa is elevating health care for the Tampa Bay community by opening a new state-of-the-art Emergency Room and Intensive Care Unit with a new model of emergency care for patients and families. The new 42,500 square-foot Emergency Room is twice the size of the current ER and is...

Florida Hospital will continue to "Be the Thunder" and extend its partnership with The Tampa Bay Lightning as the team’s official health and wellness partner and will remain the official health care provider of the Tampa Bay Storm.

Dr. Ira Guttentag is the first orthopaedic surgeon in Tampa Bay and one of two in the state to be selected as early evaluator of Vanguard XP Preserving Knee replacement surgery, performed only at Florida Hospital Tampa.

The accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission highlights Florida Hospital Tampa’s on-going commitment to elevating patient care through the non-invasive cardiology program at its renowned Pepin Heart Institute.

Florida Hospital presents MOSI with a $2 million check to keep the science center moving forward and help convert the IMAX DOME Theatre to state-of-the-art 3D digital technology, the only dome theatre in the State of Florida and one of the first science centers in the country to convert to a...

Adventist Health System’s employees, which includes 2,500 employees at Florida Hospital Tampa are being recognized by Gallup as one of the best-performing, most productive and engaged workforces in the world.

All babies born in May, the same month as the NFL Draft, at any Florida Hospital located in the Greater Tampa Bay area will be presented with a custom Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform and official “training camp” gear featuring health and wellness items from Bucs Pewter Partners.

Dr. Charles Cox, Breast Cancer Surgeon at Florida Hospital Tampa and Dr. Charles Lambert, Medical Director at Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute were honored at the ceremony.

Florida Hospital Tampa is inviting women on a journey to Greece to explore a life free from muscle and joint pain as part of the Passport to Health women’s seminar series.

Florida Hospital Tampa will feature clinical experts in the field of cancer on Tuesday, March 25th to educate the community on the latest information in cancer prevention, treatment, support and therapy.

Take “15 minutes for your health” and join The Tampa Bay Buccaneer Cheerleaders, Captain Fear and a surprise Buccaneers Player at Florida Hospital Tampa’s Pepin Heart Institute on February 28.

Florida Hospital Tampa, through its Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute, will present “Heart Health Awareness” night during the Tampa Bay Lightning home game on Thursday, February 6 at The Forum.

Brian Adams, current President/CEO for Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, has accepted the position of President/CEO for Florida Hospital Tampa effective February 1, 2014.  Adams will be replacing John Harding, who is retiring after 26 years of serving in with Adventist Health System.

Florida Hospital Tampa is elevating health care for the Tampa Bay community with the expansion of the Women’s Health Pavilion and the creation of a new Emergency Department.

Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute is first in Tampa Bay to offer the revolutionary new implantable defibrillator from Boston Scientific, called the S-ICD System, for patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. The S-ICD System sits just below the skin without the need for thin, insulated wires...

Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute and Dr. Kiran C. Patel Research Institute announced the first patient, a 59 year old Clearwater man, has been treated as part of the ATHENA clinical trial. The trial, sponsored by San Diego-based Cytori Therapeutics, derives stem cells from the patient’s own...

Florida Hospital Tampa's Wound Healing Institute received accreditation by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), a program that recognizes clinical hyperbaric facilities demonstrating commitment to patient care and facility safety.

It’s the season of giving thanks and reflecting. Today Sean McNamee, a former patient, came back to Florida Hospital Tampa to visit with the Florida Hospital Tampa medical team who helped save his life.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced details surrounding the team’s second annual Buccaneers Fitness Challenge, presented by Florida Hospital, which will take place prior to the November 17 game versus the Atlanta Falcons.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and Florida Hospital is officially turning The Tampa Bay Times Forum “pink” as it presents one special night dedicated to enlisting folks in the “Pink Army” declaring war on breast cancer during the Tampa Bay Lightning home game on Thursday, October...

Florida Hospital Tampa has earned advanced certification for heart failure and primary stroke center designation from The Joint Commission, in conjunction with the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association, by demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission’s national...

The top two ranked healthcare providers in Florida, Tampa General Hospital and Florida Hospital Tampa Bay Network, have agreed to jointly develop new clinical programs and services throughout the Greater Tampa Bay Area.

In a sea of pewter and red, Florida Hospital and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced a new partnership focused on improving the health of the Tampa Bay community and beyond. The two organizations solidified the partnership by exchanging jerseys and white coats during the first of many community...

Florida Hospital Tampa is rated highest for overall surgical safety in the Tampa Bay area based on surgical mortality and length of stay data for 27 common surgeries by Consumer Reports. The Consumer Reports Surgical Safety rating is based on Medicare data from 2009 to 2011.

ABC Action News anchor, Wendy Ryan, has been living with heartburn and GERD most of her life. She recently learned that years of taking proton-pump inhibitors can cause serious, even life-threatening, damage. Follow her on her journey from diagnosis to surgery to recovery with Dr. Alexander...

Florida Hospital Tampa is partnering with Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) to design and implement programs providing education, support and development to the whole child and community at large, with a special emphasis on health-related initiatives and those events which include studying...

Florida Hospital Tampa is among an elite group of hospitals across the United States offering fully robotic Whipple surgery with Dr. Alexander Rosemurgy and Dr. Sharona Ross. The operation, also called a pancreaticoduodenectomy, is the most common surgical treatment for cancerous or benign tumors...

Today, Florida Hospital Tampa welcomed Sunshine Radiology, LLC, as its strategic business partner and provider of diagnostic imaging services at the hospital. Sunshine Radiology, LLC, was founded in 2008 to meet the needs of Adventist Health System hospitals.

The EarlySense system offers medical professionals the ability to identify early warning signs of patient safety risk and a decline in health. Without ever physically touching the patient, the system measures heart rate, respiration rate, patient movement while in bed, and how often a patient...

  Florida Hospital Tampa’s “go green” initiatives significantly impacts the Tampa Bay region in a positive way throughout the year. Florida Hospital Tampa and Stericycle are both committed to keeping the environment safe.

The Florida Hospital Tampa Lung Institute officially opens its doors. The new Lung Institute is dedicated to providing comprehensive care for a wide range of pulmonary conditions including lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or emphysema, asthma, pulmonary hypertension,...

Florida Hospital Tampa is celebrating a successful first year as the only Outpatient Therapy Center in Tampa Bay offering both Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) for speech communication (LSVT LOUD) and physical/occupational therapy (LSVT BIG) therapy programs.

Florida Hospital Tampa is elevating health care in Tampa Bay and working with the Tampa Bay Lightning to keep the community healthy and strong. The puck drops at 7:30pm, Monday March 18, as the Bolts “face-off” against the Flyers.

The keynote speaker at the City of Tampa's 17th Annual Women’s History Month Celebration will be Sharona B. Ross, M.D. FACS, Founder & Director, FHT Women In Surgery Initiative, Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery & Surgical Endoscopy, Florida Hospital Tampa. Dr. Ross is a highly acclaimed...

 Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute is first in the Tampa Bay region to perform the AngioVac procedure on two patients suffering from blocked clots. Interventional Cardiologists, Dr. Vasco Marques and Dr. Asad Sawar use a device called the AngioVac Cannula and Circuit to successfully...

Florida Hospital Tampa is offering a free three-part health series called “Half of All Women.” The series ties in fun activities like salsa lessons, and women’s finances while informing women they are not alone on common female issues, and how they can take action for their health.

February is National Heart Month and Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute will officially turn the Tampa Bay Times Forum “red” as it presents “Heart Health Awareness” night during the Tampa Bay Lightning home game on Tuesday, February 26 at the Forum. The puck drops at 7:30pm as the Bolts “face-...

Cardiovascular disease specialists at Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute and Dr. Kiran C. Patel Research Institute, affiliated with the University of South Florida, announced today they have enrolled their first two patients into a clinical trial testing a novel gene therapy for the treatment...

Florida Hospital Tampa is teaming up with the Tampa Bay Lightning as an official sponsor and is the Proud Health and Wellness Partner for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Times Forum. The formal sponsorship agreement is for three years.

Florida Hospital Tampa is leading the way with the safest and most advanced surgical techniques available today. Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Hepatopancreaticobiliary and Foregut Surgeons, Dr. Sharona Ross and Dr. Alexander Rosemurgy have performed more than 100 LESS cholecystectomy surgeries...

Today Tampa Bay Bucs players Keith Tandy and Chris Owusu visited patients at Florida Hospital… along with the Bucs Cheerleaders.

Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute has participated in two landmark studies that provide answers, giving researchers new information to move forward in heart stem cell therapy research. The clinical trial, called Transplantation In Myocardial Infarction Evaluation (TIME), was designed to see if...

Florida Hospital Tampa is starting three major construction projects including a new full-service Emergency Department (ED), expansion of The Women’s Center, and exterior and interior upgrades to the main hospital.

Florida Hospital Tampa is proud to announce Shelby Coriaty as this year’s winner of the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Health Care Hero Community Outreach award. The 9th annual “Health Care Heroes Awards” took place at The Vinoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, October...

When the Republican National Convention was in Tampa in August, leaders tapped Dr. Sharona Ross as the designated surgeon for the event. Dr. Ross is director of minimally invasive surgery and surgical endoscopy at the Florida Hospital Tampa Southeastern Center for Digestive Disorders Pancreatic...

Florida Hospital Tampa and Dr. James E. Lefler are the first in the Tampa Bay area to adopt the new FDA-approved device called the Trevo Pro Clot Retriever manufactured by Stryker. The Trevo Pro is the next generation in clot removal technology. This powerful new tool literally “retrieves” blood...

Today, Florida Hospital Tampa performed its first single-site incision robotic surgery procedure to remove a gallbladder, the first of its kind in the Tampa Bay area. Thanks to the latest breakthrough in minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery techniques, patients can now have their gallbladder...

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has designated Florida Hospital Tampa as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Florida Hospital Tampa is now one of only 18 AHCA-designated comprehensive stroke centers in the state of Florida and one of only three in Hillsborough County to earn...

Dr. James Lefler recently joined Florida Hospital Tampa as the co-director of the stroke program and resident expert in neurovascular and neurointerventional radiology at the Florida Hospital Tampa Neuroscience Institute. Board certified in Radiology, Dr. Lefler is also trained in a new specialty...

America’s Doctor, Dr. Mehmet Oz, two-time Emmy® Award-winning host of the two-time Emmy® Award-winning, nationally syndicated The Dr. Oz Show, will give the city of Tampa a “15 Minute Physical” in partnership with Florida Hospital Tampa, Alere, Inc. and Practice Fusion.

The hospital’s new computerized system incorporates electronic medical record (EMR) and computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems with bar-code scanning, which is designed to drastically reduce medical errors and streamline patient care. Florida Hospital Tampa now ranks in the top 5.5% of...

Through its daily mission of elevating healthcare in Tampa Bay, Florida Hospital Tampa has been recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s (AHA/ASA) evidenced-based “Get With The Guidelines®—Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award” for its commitment and success...

Florida Hospital Tampa First in Hillsborough County to Perform Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Procedure (TAVR). The Valve procedure saves heart failure patients with no alternatives.