Page 34 - Southern Exposure - February '24

Page 34, Southern Exposure

taMpa GeNeral NeWs

Tampa General Hospital:

Florida’s Premier Academic Health System

What is an academic health system, and why is it crucial local and regional hospitals, while continuing its normal
to the future of health care in the state of Florida? operations. Second, TGH is committed to providing care
An academic health system combines a large hospital for underserved individuals and communities. “We are
aligned with a respected school of medicine. The hospital both a dedicated safety net hospital and a not-for-profit
utilizes all aspects of the school’s expertise, producing institution,” said Schwarzberg. “TGH delivers care
high-caliber research and development that ultimately regardless of insurance or socioeconomic background.”
enhances patient care. This approach solidified TGH’s reputation for
Experts with Harvard Medical School and others published prioritizing patient care over bottom lines. This resonates
findings that community medical centers associated with not only with patients, but also with physicians’ groups on
academic health systems provide better patient outcomes. Florida’s East Coast interested in joining TGH’s network.
By increasing the breadth and scope of its offerings, TGH
has become an academic-regional health system, caring
for potentially millions of patients, while continuing to
Dr. Eduardo Sotomayor and Dr. Abe Schwarzberg of Tampa uphold the rigorous standards of excellence required of a
General Hospital Cancer Institute teaching hospital at the forefront of medical research.
“TGH is really a hospital for the state of Florida,” said
Through its alliance with the USF Health Morsani Schwarzberg. “When you have complex, major changes
College of Medicine at the University of South Florida, in health care like COVID created, TGH’s infrastructure,
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is an academic health access to clinical trials and nimble approach enable us to
system evolving into a statewide center of excellence care for ongoing patient needs, plus provide subject matter
through partnerships with community hospitals and expertise coupled with cutting-edge treatment.”
physicians across Florida.
“TGH is committed to providing our partners with Tampa General Hospital East Coast Providers
enhanced access to complex care and clinical trials that To reach any of the TGH East Coast providers listed
help improve statewide patient outcomes,” said Dr. below, call (561) 659-6543.
Abraham Schwarzberg, executive vice president, chief of TGH Cancer Institute, Cancer Center of South Florida,
oncology, and president of the Tampa General Provider Palm Beach Gardens • Palm Springs
Network (TGPN), and vice president of clinical and TGH Advanced Kidney Care, West Palm Beach • Jupiter
translational research, TGH-USF Health Joint Office of TGH Digestive Health Center, West Palm Beach • Palm
Clinical Research. Beach Gardens
There are many reasons why TGH is becoming a TGH Heart and Vascular Institute, Boynton Beach
center of excellence. First, TGH led the way in studies TGH General Surgeons of the Palm Beaches, West Palm
and trials for novel COVID-19 treatments. It also quickly Beach
adapted to handle patient overflow from overwhelmed TGH Concierge Health, Palm Beach Gardens

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