Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital and the Florida Hospital Tampa Bay Network, a system of five Tampa-area acute-care hospitals, have signed an agreement to develop new clinical programs and services together.
Officials at Tampa General and Florida Hospital said the partnership is neither a merger nor a sale. Instead, the two groups will look to create joint ventures, including an ambulatory care center, rehabilitation services, home health care services, wellness programs, post-acute care facilities, health insurance products and an expanded network of primary care services.
A new operating board comprised of Tampa General and Tampa Bay Network officials will be created to determine what ventures will be pursued. That board will not have authority over operations at Tampa General or Tampa Bay Network.
Tampa General, an independent, 1,018-bed academic medical center, is one of the largest providers in the Tampa area. The hospitals within Florida Hospital Tampa Bay Network cumulatively have 1,035 beds. Florida Hospital is part of Adventist Health System, based in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
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