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Feb 9
Florida Hospital Tampa Pediatric Intensive Unit
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Jan 3
Florida Hospital Tampa First Hospital To Integrate New Surgical Robotics System For Neurosurgery
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.News Read More » -
Sep 13
FREE ACCESS TO FLORIDA HOSPITAL MEDICAL PROVIDERS EXTENDED
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...News Read More » -
Sep 12
Florida Hospital Emergency Rooms after Hurricane Irma
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...News Read More » -
Mar 17
Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute Receives Donation to Purchase State-Of-The-Art Clot Dissolving Equipment
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.News Read More » -
Jan 17
Florida Hospital and Walgreens Announce Retail Health Clinic and Pharmacy Collaboration
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...News Read More » -
Nov 30
Florida Hospital Tampa Dedicates New Center for Gastroesophageal Reflux and Esophageal Cancer in Memory of Former Patient
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...News Read More » -
Nov 15
Florida Hospital and Lincoln Memorial University Are Partnering to Bring LMU’s Nursing School Program to the West Florida Region
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.News Read More » -
Oct 25
Florida Hospital Tampa Integrates Virtual Reality Into Surgical Planning and Patient Education
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 (...News Read More » -
Jun 28
Florida Hospital Physician Group Welcomes Bariatric Surgeon
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...News Read More » -
Jun 14
Florida Hospital Tampa Receives Highest Award For Quality Stroke Care From The American Heart Association
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...News Read More » -
May 6
Pepin Heart Institute First In Tampa To Offer Alternative To Long-Term Warfarin Medication For Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
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...News Read More » -
Apr 14
Florida Hospital Clinches the Presenting Sponsor of the 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning Playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals for the Second Year in a Row
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.News Read More » -
Mar 29
Florida Hospital Physician Group Welcomes New Colon & Rectal Surgeon
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...News Read More » -
Feb 23
Florida Hospital Tampa First Hospital in Tampa to Offer Comprehensive Surgical Weight Loss Options in One Location
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...News Read More » -
Dec 1
Florida Hospital Tampa is Among the First in the State to Offer vBloc® Therapy for the Treatment of Obesity
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.News Read More » -
Oct 8
Florida Hospital Physician Group Welcomes New Gastroenterologist
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...News Read More » -
Jul 31
Florida Hospital Tampa Expands Treatment Options for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Using New Catheter Technology
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.News Read More » -
May 7
Florida Hospital Tampa Expands Obstetric Services to Include Comprehensive Midwifery Care
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...News Read More » -
Apr 22
Florida Hospital Tampa Achieves National Accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
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.News Read More » -
Apr 21
USF Health and Florida Hospital Tampa Partner to Expand BRIDGE Clinic
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.News Read More » -
Mar 12
Florida Hospital Tampa and All Children’s Specialty Physicians Expand Access to Pediatric Surgical Care
Newly formed surgical affiliation provides full-time, around-the-clock expertise for pediatric surgery needs at Florida Hospital Tampa.News Read More » -
Jan 14
Tampa General Hospital and Florida Hospital Announce West Florida Health, a New Jointly Owned Not-for-Profit Health Care Company
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.News Read More » -
Dec 8
Florida Hospital Tampa Earns “Top Performer” on Key Quality Measures Recognition from The Joint Commission
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.News Read More » -
Oct 28
Florida Hospital Tampa is Opening a New State-of-the-Art Emergency Room and Intensive Care Unit Tower
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...News Read More » -
Sep 16
Florida Hospital Teams up with the Tampa Bay Lightning as the New Presenting Sponsor of the 2014-15 and 2015-16 Lightning Seasons
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.News Read More » -
Sep 10
Orthopaedic Surgeon Becomes First in Region to Offer Revolutionary Knee Replacement Procedure
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.News Read More » -
Aug 26
Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute Receives Echocardiography Accreditation
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.News Read More » -
Jul 25
Florida Hospital Donates a $2 Million Gift to the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
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...News Read More » -
May 28
Adventist Health System Recipient of the 2014 Gallup Great Workplace Award
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.News Read More » -
May 1
Florida Hospital and The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Welcome Newborns to the Bucs Babies Program
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.News Read More » -
May 1
Florida Hospital Tampa Honors Doctors at the 2014 Greater Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce “Medical Hero Awards”
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.News Read More » -
Apr 10
Florida Hospital Tampa Invites Women to Explore a Life Free from Muscle and Joint Pain
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.News Read More » -
Mar 20
Florida Hospital Tampa is Hosting a Cancer Symposium
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.News Read More » -
Feb 24
Florida Hospital Tampa Invites the Community to Participate in a Free Community Heart Screening
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.News Read More » -
Feb 5
Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute Teams Up with The Tampa Bay Lightning to Raise Awareness About Heart Health
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.News Read More » -
Jan 23
Adams Named President/CEO for Florida Hospital Tampa
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.News Read More » -
Jan 17
Florida Hospital Tampa Expanding The Women’s Health Pavilion and Opening a New Emergency Department
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.News Read More » -
Jan 8
Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute First in Tampa Bay to Offer S-ICD Defibrillator
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...News Read More » -
Dec 23
Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute Performs Groundbreaking Stem Cell Clinical Trial for Heart Failure Patients
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...News Read More » -
Dec 2
Florida Hospital Tampa Wound Healing Institute Receives Accreditation from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS)
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.News Read More » -
Nov 20
High school football player thanks the team who helped save his life
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.News Read More » -
Oct 29
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Announce 2nd Annual Fitness Challenge
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.News Read More » -
Oct 24
Florida Hospital Teams up with The Tampa Bay Lightning to Raise Awareness about Breast Cancer & The Pink Army
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...News Read More » -
Oct 8
Florida Hospital Tampa Earns Advanced Certification for Heart Failure and Primary Stroke Center Certification
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...News Read More » -
Sep 24
Tampa General Hospital and Florida Hospital Tampa Bay Network Announce New Partnership
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.News Read More » -
Sep 9
Florida Hospital and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Announce Innovative Health Partnership
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...News Read More » -
Sep 4
Florida Hospital Tampa is Rated Highest for Surgical Safety in Tampa Bay
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.News Read More » -
Jun 19
Local News Anchor Reports on Her Own Surgery
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...News Read More » -
May 17
Florida Hospital Tampa Partners with Hillsborough County Public Schools
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...News Read More » -
May 14
Florida Hospital Tampa Offers Fully Robotic Whipple Surgery
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...News Read More » -
May 1
Florida Hospital Tampa Welcomes Sunshine Radiology to Provide Diagnostic Imaging For Patients
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.News Read More » -
Apr 29
Florida Hospital Tampa is First in the State to Implement EarlySense Proactive Patient Monitoring System
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...News Read More » -
Apr 18
Florida Hospital Tampa “Going Green” impacts Tampa Bay Region
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.News Read More » -
Apr 17
Florida Hospital Tampa Opens New Lung Institute
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,...News Read More » -
Mar 25
Florida Hospital Tampa Is the Only Tampa Bay Provider of BIG and LOUD Therapy Programs
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.News Read More » -
Mar 15
Florida Hospital Tampa is the Proud Health and Wellness Partner of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Times Forum
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.News Read More » -
Mar 15
Florida Hospital Tampa Surgeon to Help City of Tampa to Celebrate Women’s History Month
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...News Read More » -
Mar 8
Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute First in Tampa Bay to Perform a New Procedure to Remove High-Risk Clots
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...News Read More » -
Feb 28
Florida Hospital Tampa Launches a Three-Part Series Focused On “Below the Belt” Wellness and Prevention
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.News Read More » -
Feb 22
Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute Teams up with The Tampa Bay Lightning to Raise Awareness about Heart 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-...News Read More » -
Feb 20
Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute and USF Health team up for groundbreaking cardiovascular study
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...News Read More » -
Jan 18
Florida Hospital Tampa is the Proud Health and Wellness Partner of The Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Times Forum
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.News Read More » -
Nov 29
Florida Hospital Tampa Offers Patients Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Cholecystectomy with Epidural
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...News Read More » -
Nov 27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Visit Florida Hospital Tampa
Today Tampa Bay Bucs players Keith Tandy and Chris Owusu visited patients at Florida Hospital… along with the Bucs Cheerleaders.News Read More » -
Nov 9
Florida Hospital Tampa Presents Results for Landmark Clinical Trial Using Stem Cell Therapy on Heart Attack Patients
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...News Read More » -
Oct 31
Florida Hospital Tampa is Breaking Ground on a New Emergency Department and Expanding The Women’s Center
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.News Read More » -
Oct 15
Florida Hospital Tampa’s Heroes Are Recognized at The “Health Care Heroes Awards 2012”
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...News Read More » -
Oct 5
Florida Hospital Tampa Physician Was Designated Surgeon for the Republican National Convention
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...News Read More » -
Sep 10
Florida Hospital Tampa First to Adopt New Clot Retrieval Device
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...News Read More » -
Aug 12
Florida Hospital Tampa First in Area to Perform Single-Site Incision Robotic Surgery to Remove Gallbladder
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...News Read More » -
Aug 1
Florida Hospital Tampa Receives Comprehensive Stroke Center Accreditation
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...News Read More » -
Jul 25
Florida Hospital Tampa Expands Neuroscience Program
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...News Read More » -
Jun 29
The Dr. Oz show to give Tampa a “15-minute physical” on July 12 in partnership with Florida Hospital Tampa
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.News Read More » -
May 23
Florida Hospital Tampa implements electronic medical records to elevate patient safety
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...News Read More » -
May 15
Florida Hospital Tampa Turns Guidelines into Lifelines and Earns “Stroke Gold Plus” Quality Achievement Award
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...News Read More » -
Mar 23
Florida Hospital Tampa First in Hillsborough County to Perform Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Procedure
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.News Read More »