Tampa General Hospital

Tampa General Hospital
Tampa General Hospital as seen from Bayshore Boulevard in South Tampa, Florida.
Map
Geography
Location1 Tampa General Circle, Tampa, Florida, United States
Coordinates27°56′18″N 82°27′31″W / 27.9382956°N 82.4586897°W / 27.9382956; -82.4586897
Organization
Care systemPrivate hospital
FundingNot-for-profit hospital
TypeTeaching hospital/General hospital
Affiliated universityUSF Morsani College of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds1,040[1]
HelipadFAA LID: 61FL
History
Former name(s)Tampa Municipal Hospital
Opened1927
Links
Websitewww.tgh.org
ListsHospitals in Florida
2002 image of Tampa General Hospital. A portion of the original hospital building can be seen on the left (with visible smokestack).

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is a 1,040-bed non-profit hospital, tertiary, research and academic medical center located on Davis Island in Tampa, Florida, servicing western Florida and the greater Tampa Bay region.[2] TGH is one of the region's only university-level academic medical centers. Tampa General Hospital is the primary teaching affiliate of the Morsani College of Medicine of University of South Florida.[3] TGH also features the area's only ACS designated level I adult and pediatric trauma center[4] and has a rooftop helipad to handle medevac patients.[5] Attached to the medical center is the Tampa General Hospital Children's Medical Center that treats infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 21.[6][7]

Tampa General Hospital has more than 8,000 team members and is one of five burn centers in Florida.[8]

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  2. ^ "American Hospital Directory - Tampa General Hospital (100128) - Free Profile". www.ahd.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  3. ^ "Tampa General Hospital | USF Health". health.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  4. ^ "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  5. ^ "AirNav: 61FL - Tampa General Hospital Heliport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  6. ^ "Pediatric Cancer | Tampa General Hospital". www.tgh.org. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  7. ^ "General Pediatrics | USF Health". health.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-05-16. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  8. ^ "Burn Centers | Florida Committee on Trauma". floridacot.org. Retrieved 2020-09-26.