Florida Health Sciences Center Inc

WE HEAL. WE TEACH. WE INNOVATE. CARE FOR EVERYONE. EVERY DAY.

HEALTHCARE SERVICES: TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL, A LEADING SAFETY NET, PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL FACILITIES IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA, SERVING A DOZEN COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF 4 MILLION. AS ONE OF THE LARGEST HOSPITALS IN FLORIDA, TAMPA GENERAL IS LICENSED FOR 1,040 BEDS, IS A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, AND IS 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 10,000 TRANSPLANTS, INCLUDING THE STATE'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL HEART TRANSPLANT IN 1985. TGH IS A NATIONALLY- DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, AND ITS 32-BED NEUROSCIENCE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS THE LARGEST ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. OTHER OUTSTANDING CENTERS INCLUDE INTERNAL MEDICINE, CARDIOVASCULAR, ORTHOPEDICS, HIGH RISK AND NORMAL 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. SERVICES FOR OUTPATIENTS ARE PROVIDED IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS. A RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON THE TGH CAMPUS. IN ADDITION, TGH PROVIDES OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES IN AN OFFSITE FACILITY AND PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN SERVICES IN VARIOUS OFFSITE CLINICS. AS THE REGION'S LEADING SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, TAMPA GENERAL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AREA RESIDENTS WITH EXCELLENT AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE RANGING FROM THE SIMPLEST TO THE MOST COMPLEX MEDICAL SERVICES. TGH PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO THOSE UNABLE TO PAY THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS, INCLUDING THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HEALTH PLAN AND THE STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, TGH PROVIDES TRAUMA CARE ON A REGIONAL BASIS AS WELL AS OTHER SERVICES AT NO CHARGE TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS THROUGH ITS CHARITY CARE PROGRAM. STATISTICS: TOTAL PATIENT DAYS: 341,719, EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS: 131,838, DELIVERIES: 7,274, AND SURGERIES: 33,986.

TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL'S OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE CAFETERIA AND VENDING SALES, PARKING GARAGE REVENUES, PHARMACY SALES TO EMPLOYEES, NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE.

RESIDENTS' TEACHING PROGRAM (THE REVENUES AND EXPENSES DISCLOSED IN THIS SECTION INCLUDE DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLY): TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS BEEN AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ("USF") COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SINCE THE SCHOOL WAS CREATED IN THE EARLY 1970S. TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL IS THE PRIMARY TEACHING AFFILIATE OF THE MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. TGH HAS APPROXIMATELY 340 RESIDENT POSITIONS THAT ROTATE THROUGH THE HOSPITAL EACH YEAR. THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FUNDS APPROXIMATELY 210 RESIDENTS, WITH THE REMAINING SLOTS FUNDED SOLELY BY THE HOSPITAL. THESE RESIDENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY TRAINING IN AREAS RANGING FROM GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE TO NEUROSURGERY. IN ADDITION, MEDICAL, NURSING, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS ALL RECEIVE PART OF THEIR TRAINING AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA HAD APPROXIMATELY 100 MEDICAL STUDENTS ROTATING AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL DURING OUR FISCAL YEAR 2023. FACULTY OF THE MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ADMIT AND CARE FOR PATIENTS AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL, AS DO COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS, MANY OF WHOM ALSO SERVE AS USF ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY.

CLINICAL RESEARCH: AS THE REGION'S ONLY LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER AND THE PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL IS UNIQUELY POISED TO CONDUCT CUTTING-EDGE CLINICAL TRIALS ADVANCING THE STATE OF MEDICINE EVERY DAY. THE OFFICE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH (OCR) IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING INVESTIGATORS, SPONSORS, AND PATIENTS PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL TRIALS. WE PROVIDE STRATEGIC SERVICES, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESSES DESIGNED TO FULFILL THE POTENTIAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS AND THEIR RESEARCH STAFF. TGH WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS INTERNAL INVESTIGATORS, MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY BASED PHYSICIANS, AND TAMPA GENERAL MEDICAL GROUP PHYSICIANS TO DEVELOP AND TEST GROUND- BREAKING TREATMENTS THAT WILL INCREASE THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND POTENTIALLY ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INNOVATIVE AND CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE THAT MAY BENEFIT OUR DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATION NOW AND IN THE FUTURE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY BECOME GENERALIZABLE FOR THE PUBLIC AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. IN ADDITION TO THE OCR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, THE TGH CENTER FOR OUTPATIENT RESEARCH EXCELLENCE (CORE) PROVIDES COORDINATION SERVICES THAT BEGIN BEFORE SITE INITIATION AND CONTINUE FOR THE DURATION OF THE STUDY. PRE-STUDY SERVICES INCLUDE STUDY PLACEMENT, COORDINATION OF PRE-STUDY SITE VISIT, REGULATORY WORK, LABORATORY AND RADIOLOGY RESEARCH PRICING, AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SPECIAL SERVICES. STUDY COORDINATION SERVICES INCLUDE RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SUBJECT ENROLLMENT, STUDY VISITS/PROCEDURES, INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY, PACKAGING AND SHIPPING, SOURCE DOCUMENTATION, CASE REPORT FORM COMPLETION, AND LONG TERM RECORD STORAGE.