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Gastro Group Of The Palm Beaches

Merges With Tampa General Hospital

Tampa General Hospital local physicians in Palm Beach County and the Treasure
Bolsters East Coast Footprint Coast, aggregating more specialists into the Tampa General
network to provide comprehensive treatment options across
With The Addition Of multiple specialties.
About Tampa General Hospital
Gastroenterological Practice Tampa General Hospital, a 1,006-bed, nonprofit, academic
medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America
Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches is now the Tampa and delivers world-class care as the region’s only center for
General Hospital Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches, Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General
providing patients in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Hospital is the highest ranked hospital in the market in U.S.
Coast with the world-class care and complex services of a News & World Report’s 2020/21 Best Hospitals, and one of
major, academic medical center right in their own backyard. the top four hospitals in Florida, with five specialties ranking
Tampa General Hospital Gastro Group of the Palm among the best programs in the United States. It is one of the
Beaches is staffed by five of Palm Beach County’s top John Couris, Tampa General Hospital’s president and CEO nation’s busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the
gastrointestinal specialists. These physicians, including primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College
Steven Krumholz, M.D., Jeffrey H. Garelick, M.D., Robert streamlined process to have surgeries in Tampa with pre- and of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General
S. Raymond, M.D., Glenn H. Englander, M.D., and Sherman post-surgery care performed in Palm Beach County. Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23
M. Chamberlain, M.D., trained at some of the world’s “We are very pleased to take this important step in adding surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need.
most respected institutions and have a broad spectrum of gastroenterology to our list of East Coast comprehensive Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive
experience in the field. treatment options,” said John Couris, Tampa General stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
“After nearly 40 years of providing next-level service Hospital’s president and CEO. “We look forward to providing is the largest on the west coast of Florida. It also is home to the
to our patients, we are thrilled to take this important step the world-class care that TGH is known for to residents in Jennifer Leigh Muma, 82-bed, Level IV neonatal intensive care
in joining forces with Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.” unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa
advancing treatment for patients,” said Dr. Steven Krumholz Tampa General’s gastroenterology and gastrointestinal General Hospital’s footprint includes 17 Tampa General
of Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches. “We look forward to (GI) surgery program is the highest ranked in Florida and Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center
continuing to provide our patients with the highest quality No. 24 in the United States by U.S. News & World Report for Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health and
care in the region.” 2020/2021. Tampa General also was named “high performing” 19 outpatient radiology centers. Tampa Bay residents also
Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches’ two locations are for colon cancer surgery by U.S. News. Clinicians use the most receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered
now the Tampa General Hospital Gastro Group of the Palm advanced technology available to diagnose and treat a variety by the Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive
Beaches, making it the second TGH medical group on of GI conditions, including those affecting the esophagus, home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home,
Florida’s East Coast. In addition to the state-of-the-art West stomach, liver, and pancreas, as well as intestinal and colorectal powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the
Palm Beach location, patients will continue to visit the Palm conditions. Surgeons perform a wide array of laparoscopic and country, Tampa General Hospital is first in Florida to partner
Beach Gardens facility. robotic GI surgeries, as well as complex open GI surgeries. with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that
Tampa General gastroenterology surgeons and specialists TGH’s pancreatic, hepatic, and biliary cancer programs, and uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve
will work in collaboration with Gastro Group physicians the esophageal disorders program, have also received disease- and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more
to provide the most comprehensive treatment options in a specific certification from The Joint Commission. information, go to www.tgh.org.
seamless, coordinated manner. Patients who need complex, Tampa General’s expansion plans across the state will
specialized surgeries will benefit from a convenient, continue as the institute builds relationships with additional Photo credit: Tampa General Hospital