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Tampa General Hospital Launches Historic

Expansion With $550 Million Investment

As one of the nation’s best hospitals • Updated lobby in main campus
and one of Florida’s leading academic “This $550 million capital commitment allows us to invest
medical centers, Tampa General in innovation and supports the creation of tomorrow’s TGH.
Hospital’s (TGH) launch of its largest We are truly building into the future,” said Kelly Cullen,
master facility plan ever will deliver executive vice president and chief operating officer of Tampa
the innovations, expansions and General.
upgrades needed to continue providing The plan launched in June with the opening of Tampa
world-class care to Florida’s growing General’s new intensive care unit, a $17.5 million project that
community. includes 34 state-of-the-art intensive care unit (ICU) rooms
“Our vision at Tampa General is to and approximately 27,500 square feet of space. All rooms
become the safest and most innovative are equipped to become negative air pressure rooms to care
academic health system in America,” for infectious diseases patients.
said John Couris, president and CEO These rooms allow caregivers to:
of Tampa General Hospital. “It is • Serve up information needed to enhance patient care
critical that we continue to bring the • Provide virtual care where patients can connect with
most advanced technology and cutting- their families, loved ones and physicians
edge care to our patients in Florida • Automate code blue identification and support emergency
and beyond. This is an investment events
in our patients, in our academic health system and in our • Regional Burn Center renovation and expansion “The opening of this ICU is a major milestone in Tampa
community.” • Renovation of main operating room suite General’s history as the first step of the master facility
Tampa General will expand its 25-acre campus’ footprint • Creation of free-standing emergency department plan,” said Phillip S. Dingle, chairman of the TGH board of
and vertical profile between now and 2026, bringing • TGH Cancer Institute at Brandon Healthplex directors. “This master facility plan is designed to benefit
improvements and new structures that enhance patient care • Purchase of Hillsborough Community College Davis our team members, physicians, patients and our entire
and increase operational efficiencies, including: Islands building community. It is our duty to make sure that we can continue
• New ICU • Central energy plant expansion to live our shared purpose – to care for everyone, every day.”
• Bayshore Pavilion vertical expansion • Off-site sterile processing facility To learn more, visit TGH.org/MFP.

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