"This enhanced affiliation will have a lasting impact on Tampa Bay, bringing the highest quality care to our region," said Dr. Charles J. Lockwood, senior vice president of USF Health and dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. "USF Health and Tampa General Hospital have enjoyed a longstanding and fruitful relationship, and as the only Academic Medical Center on the west coast of Florida, we provide cutting-edge treatments and pioneer life-changing research discoveries. By combining our world-class resources and providers, this medical group will deliver unrivaled advanced care to patients and families across the state."

The alliance will benefit patients by elevating and enhancing the growth of West Florida's leading academic medical center. Academic medical centers provide cutting-edge specialized care for the most complex and challenging illnesses and conditions, as well as provide patients with access to innovative research and clinical trials and train the next generation of health care professionals.


University of South Florida Tampa General Physicians will provide practice infrastructure, clinical management, and related operational and administrative support services. About 1,400 team members at TGH and USF will become employees of the new organization.

The new group also will benefit the private practice physicians on staff at Tampa General Hospital by offering purchased services and management services through the new company.

"Our private practice physicians are an integral partner to Tampa General Hospital and USF Health, and we are pleased that creating University of South Florida Tampa General Physicians will provide them the opportunity to participate in this partnership in a way that benefits their practices as well," Couris said.


ABOUT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Tampa General Hospital, a 1041-bed non-profit academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2020-21 Best Hospitals, and one of the top 4 hospitals in Florida, with five specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal 2020 provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center and its 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health and 19 outpatient Radiology Centers. Tampa Bay residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost.

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