Health

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Board Chairman Phil Dingle has been named one of 12 hospital leaders on Modern Health’s 2023 “Excellence in Governance” list.

The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and Bayfront Health officially opened the groups’ joint 2023 grant-making application Tuesday, Aug. 8.

Tampa-based Gale Healthcare, which is working to end the nursing shortage through a technology-powered platform that provides temporary workforce solutions for hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers, has made the Inc.

Hillsborough Sheriff’s deputies and the agency’s aviation unit successfully rescued an 80-year-old man with dementia this week after receiving a call about a missing resident at a senior living facility.

As record-breaking ocean temperatures continue to threaten coral, The Florida Aquarium recently relocated 20 elkhorn colonies from the Florida Keys to its breeding program in Apollo Beach.

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has received a combined $200,000 from an impact grant and regional grant from Hyundai Hope On Wheels, funds that will support the hospital’s pediatric oncology program in the fight against childhood cancer.

Tampa General Hospital earned the No. 1 spot in the Healthcare and Social category and No. 3 overall on the Forbes 2023 list of America’s Best Employers for Women.

Tampa General Hospital has entered into a definitive agreement with Bravera Health network, including Bravera Health Brooksville, Spring Hill and Seven Rivers and their related businesses through Community Health Systems.

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has been named among the top hospitals in the nation for heart and vascular care, with its addition to the 2023 Becker’s Hospital Review’s “100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Heart Programs.

Carl Lavender, Jr. retired from the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg at the end of June after a 48-year career in nonprofit service.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) made 174 arrests for fentanyl possession as of mid-July, according to the Tampa Bay Times, which covered a press conference among law enforcement officials.

Tampa Bay area moms and newborns can find exceptional care, nurturing environments and comprehensive support at Tampa General Hospital, according to Newsweek, which recognized the downtown hospital as one of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2023.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, with the Tampa Police Department, partnered last weekend on the joint “Operation Silent Knights” to enforce traffic safety, focusing on street racing that impedes safety and is a public nuisance.

Bayfront Health on Monday opened its newest emergency room in West St. Petersburg.

Tampa Bay Water is celebrating 25 years of innovation and regional cooperation to keep water flowing to the region.

Sheriff Chad Chronister commends Sergeant Donnie Rizer for his extraordinary response, bravery, composure and genuine care during a crash.

The Pasco County Tax Collector’s office has raised $24,399 for Sen. Lauren Book’s Lauren’s Kids, a nonprofit that aims to prevent childhood sexual abuse through education and awareness, Tax Collector Mike Fasano announced.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office conducted an undercover operation, rescuing two survivors from human trafficking.

The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA has filed plans with the city for a 6.

Tampa General Hospital completed a successful living donor liver transplant earlier this month.

Florida has a nursing crisis and lawmakers continue to look to the University of South Florida College of Nursing to help abate it.

If you suspect your employees are feeling stress at the office, watch the way they move their computer mouse.

True or False: Walking 10K steps a day keeps the doctor away? Answer: False.

For a second year in a row Tampa General Hospital is a top three Florida hospital and a top 100 hospital nationwide, according to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospital’s 2023 list.

Bayfront Health St. Pete is planning on building a new, 60,000-square-foot women’s pavilion on its main downtown campus.

The microbiology and research lab at Tampa General Hospital was recently named a Global Center of Excellence by bioMérieux, a leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics (IVD).

USF Health neurosurgeons at Tampa General Hospital are using a new, innovative procedure – Focused Ultrasound –for the first time in the region.

The City of Tampa is set to go green for Mental Health Awareness month this May.

Tampa General and USF Health achieved major medical milestones this month as the first in Florida and second in the nation to successfully replace a tricuspid valve in the heart with a minimally invasive procedure – using TricValve transcatheter bicaval implants.

Tampa’s air quality has declined since the COVVID-19 pandemic began, according to a new study by Filterbuy.