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On Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021 the 89 members of the Spirit
of Jupiter High School Marching Band were crowned
State Champions in Class 3A at the Florida Marching
Band Championships (FMBC) at the Ocala World Tampa General Hospital
Equestrian Center.
Having worked since summer on its show called “Step
by Step,” the Spirit of Jupiter High School Marching Launches Historic Expansion
Band, directed by Ryan Ross had dealt with uncertainty
brought on by lingering pandemic restrictions. But
the band persevered through multiple tense rounds of With $550 Million Investment
competition to rise to the top.
Eighteen bands from throughout the state of Florida
competed in Class 3A in the FMBC preliminary As one of the nation’s best
competition. The Spirit of Jupiter won Outstanding Music, hospitals and one of Florida’s
Outstanding Auxiliary and Outstanding General Effect leading academic medical centers,
Awards. Drum Major Zoie Kline was also awarded the Tampa General Hospital’s (TGH)
John C. Kersten Memorial Scholarship. launch of its largest master
In the finals, the Spirit of Jupiter won first place with facility plan ever will deliver
a total score of 90.5, the highest score in the history of the innovations, expansions and
the Spirit of Jupiter Marching Band. upgrades needed to continue
providing world-class care to
Florida’s growing community.
“Our vision at Tampa General
is to become the safest and most
innovative academic health
system in America,” said John
Couris, president and CEO of
Tampa General Hospital. “It is
critical that we continue to bring
the most advanced technology
and cutting-edge care to our
patients in Florida and beyond. This is an investment in The plan launched in June with the opening of Tampa
our patients, in our academic health system and in our General’s new intensive care unit, a $17.5 million project
community.” that includes 34 state-of-the-art intensive care unit (ICU)
Tampa General will expand its 25-acre campus’ rooms and approximately 27,500 square feet of space. All
footprint and vertical profile between now and 2026, rooms are equipped to become negative air pressure rooms
bringing improvements and new structures that enhance to care for infectious diseases patients.
patient care and increase operational efficiencies, These rooms allow caregivers to:
including: • Serve up information needed to enhance patient care
• New ICU • Provide virtual care where patients can connect with
• Bayshore Pavilion vertical expansion their families, loved ones and physicians
• Regional Burn Center renovation and expansion • Automate code blue identification and support
• Renovation of main operating room suite emergency events
• Creation of free-standing emergency department “The opening of this ICU is a major milestone in
• TGH Cancer Institute at Brandon Healthplex Tampa General’s history as the first step of the master
• Purchase of Hillsborough Community College Davis facility plan,” said Phillip S. Dingle, chairman of the TGH
Islands building board of directors. “This master facility plan is designed
• Central energy plant expansion to benefit our team members, physicians, patients and our
• Off-site sterile processing facility entire community. It is our duty to make sure that we can
• Updated lobby in main campus continue to live our shared purpose – to care for everyone,
“This $550 million capital commitment allows us every day.”
to invest in innovation and supports the creation of To learn more, visit TGH.org/MFP.
tomorrow’s TGH. We are truly building into the future,”
said Kelly Cullen, executive vice president and chief
operating officer of Tampa General.

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