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The History of Tampa General Hospital 9/17 1 From medical pioneers and local heroes to groundbreaking discoveries and technological advancements, Tampa General Hospital has proudly been at the forefront of medicine for 90 years. 2 Nurse Clara Frye turns a The first of several facilities, building on Lamar Street which would later become into a health care facility Tampa General Hospital, is built. for African Americans. 1905 1910 1923 1925 The Gordon Keller Hospital is Land on Davis Islands is deeded to built on North Boulevard, and the City of Tampa by Mr. D.P. Davis, the Gordon Keller School of and a $1M bond issue is approved on Nursing is established. March 19, 1925, to build the hospital. 3 The City of Tampa purchases nurse Clara Frye’s hospital, renaming it the Tampa Negro Hospital. Clara continues working there until her retirement. 1927 1928 Tampa Municipal Hospital, a memorial to Mr. Gordon Keller, opens on Davis Islands with 186 beds. The hospital is fully accredited by the American College of Surgeons. 4 Governance of Tampa Municipal Hospital returns to the City of Tampa. The City of Tampa places Tampa Municipal Hospital under the governance of a hospital board. 1931 1937 1949 The City of Tampa opens a new, 62-bed hospital for African Americans on Union Street at the Hillsborough River, dedicated as the Clara Frye Memorial Hospital. 5 An expansion of Tampa General Hospital results in growth to 514 beds. TGH’s governing board The Tampa Municipal changes its name to the Hospital Auxiliary is Hospital and Welfare formed and opens Board of Hillsborough to both male and County. female volunteers. 1953 1956 1959 1961 1962 Tampa Municipal TGH and Clara Frye Memorial Hospital officially Hospital are put under the changes its name governance of the Hillsborough to Tampa General County Board of Public Assistance. Hospital. 6 Governance of Tampa General Hospital is transferred to the Hillsborough County Commission. 1963 1967 1969 A two-story addition, housing obstetrics and The Gordon Keller School of Nursing is an intensive care unit is added to TGH. transferred to Hillsborough Community College. 7 1970 An affiliation agreement between Tampa General Hospital and the University of South Florida College of Medicine is signed. This agreement makes Tampa General Hospital the primary teaching hospital for USF’s medical school and residency programs. 8 The Clara Frye Memorial Hospital A $14.2 million renovation is demolished. and expansion is completed. 1973 1974 1979 1980 Governance of TGH The first kidney transplant AnThe expansion Tampa General of Tampa Hospital General is transferred by a state at TGH is performed. HospitalFoundation results is established. in growth to 514 beds. legislative act to the Hillsborough County Hospital Authority (HCHA). 9 A $160 million bond issue is passed that will be used The first successful heart transplant to triple the size of TGH. in Florida is performed at TGH. $ 1982 1984 1985 1986 TGH opens a 59-bed rehabilitation TGH is designated a level I center connected to the main hospital trauma center by the state of by a pedestrian bridge. Florida, and the West Pavilion is opened. 10 The Suncoast Ronald McDonald House TGH adds liver becomes Tampa General transplant to its Hospital’s neighbor. transplantation program. The HCHA rejects an attempt to The Children’s Medical Center opens convert Tampa in the East Pavilion. General Hospital from a public to a private, not-for- profit corporation. 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 TGH begins its TGH dedicates an aeromedical area of the hospital transport program in memory of with one helicopter. Clara C. Frye. 11 Pancreas transplant is added to the TGH transplant program. 1997 2001 2002 The HCHA approves the U.S. News & World Report The first lung transplant conversion of Tampa General names Tampa General Hospital is performed at TGH. Hospital from a public to one of the nation’s Top-50 a private, not-for-profit Hospitals for Kidney Disease. corporation. 12 TGH earns the distinguished A new outpatient surgery Consumer Choice Award center opens, adding eight from the National Research operating rooms. Corporation. 2004 2005 2006 2007 The Joint Commission awards disease- The Bayshore Pavilion opens in phases, specific certification in 11 specialties. beginning with the Emergency & Trauma Center, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit and Tampa General Hospital receives Trauma Intensive Care Unit. The remaining Magnet designation from the floors, including the Cardiovascular Center, the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Women’s Center and the Digestive Center, open later the following year. 13 ® LifeLink physicians and surgeons TGH opens the Jennifer Leigh Muma join the TGH family as the Tampa Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. General Medical Group. 2010 2011 TGH celebrates its 1,000th Tampa General Hospital heart transplant and 300th implements its EPIC lung transplant. Electronic Health Record. 14 Ronald A. Hytoff, President & CEO of Tampa Tampa General Hospital jumps General Hospital, is named as one of the from the 10th busiest to the fourth Becker’s Hospital Review’s “100 Non-Profit busiest transplant program in the Hospital, Health System CEOs to Know” United States. based on his experience, awards and community involvement. 2012 Ronald A. Hytoff, Tampa General Hospital is named the #1 President & CEO hospital in Florida by U.S. News & World In May 2012, Ron Hytoff Report’s Best Hospitals 2012-2013. announces his retirement after 16 years of service, including 12 years as the President & CEO. 15 2013 Tampa General Hospital’s level I trauma center for adults and children is the first and only program in Florida to achieve verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for the quality of its trauma care. 2013 James R. Burkhart Tampa General Hospital and Florida Hospital Tampa Bay President & CEO agree on a partnership to develop new clinical programs and James R. Burkhart, DSc, services in the Tampa Bay area. The new partnership will help MSHHA, FACHE, joins Tampa residents have greater access to health care services TGH as President & CEO. and will allow both Tampa General Hospital and Florida Hospital to expand their services throughout the community. 16 In December 2014, Tampa General Hospital became the In January 2015, Tampa General Hospital and Florida first hospital on the west coast of Florida to be awarded Hospital announced West Florida Health, a new jointly- Comprehensive Stroke Certification, the highest national owned, not-for-profit health care company. West Florida designation, from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Health provides accessible, affordable care for the Program, a national certification organization recognized community by expanding the continuum of care available by the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. throughout the Tampa Bay area. 2014 2015 Tampa General Hospital became the first hospital in Tampa Bay, In February 2015, West Florida Health, the joint and one of only three hospitals in Florida, to offer MRI-guided laser technology for minimally invasive neurosurgeries. The laser partnership between Tampa General Hospital and technology uses light energy to destroy brain tumors, resulting Florida Hospital, launched a new home care agency in more precise surgeries and faster recovery time for patients. that provides home care services in Hillsborough, Surgeons can view real-time images of the brain during surgery Hernando, Pasco and portions of Sumter counties. without moving the patient from the operating table. 17 In May 2015, Tampa General Hospital received international recognition by Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. as a baby-friendly designated birth facility. TGH is the first hospital in Hillsborough County, and one of only three in the Tampa Bay area, to earn the hospital initiative. 2015 continued... In May 2015, Tampa General Hospital In July 2015, Tampa General Hospital received full heart failure accreditation received accreditation as a Chest from the Society of Cardiovascular Pain Center with PCI (percutaneous Patient Care (SCPC) for demonstrating coronary intervention) from the its expertise and commitment to Society of Cardiovascular Patient enhancing the quality of care for heart Care (SCPC). failure patients. 18 TGH launches TGH Virtual Care. This telehealth technology allows patients to have interactive online urgent care visits with board-certified physicians 24/7/365 via a mobile app, tablet or computer. 2016 James R. Burkhart President & CEO In November 2016, James R. Burkhart announces his resignation after serving as President & CEO for nearly four years. 19 2017 JOHN D. COURIS TGH’s first outpatient facility begins seeing emergency center patients on Tampa General Hospital is named the President & CEO March 27, 2017. The TGH Brandon Healthplex is home to a free-standing #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & John D. Couris joins TGH emergency care center, lab and imaging services, outpatient surgery center, World Report’s Best Hospitals 2017-2018. as President & CEO, pharmacy and physician offices. September 2017. 20 Recognition U.S. News & World Report - America’s Best Hospitals 2002 Top-50 hospital in Kidney Disease 2009 Top-50 Hospital in SEVEN specialties: • Diabetes & Endocrine Disorders • Geriatric Care 2005 Top-50 hospital in Orthopedics • Gynecology • Cardiology & Heart Surgery • Kidney Disorders 2006 Top-50 hospital in Orthopedics • Orthopedics • Urology 2007 Top-50 Hospital in FIVE specialties: • Ear, Nose & Throat 2010 Top-50 Hospital in SIX specialties: • Gynecology