Tampa Bay Business News, Companies, Real Estate & Economic Development
Dr. Myron Rolle, a former football player at Florida State University and the National Football League who later became a neurosurgeon, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming HA CONNECT National Conference on Hydrocephalus. Rolle was recently appointed as the pediatric neurosurgery fellow at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He will be delivering the … Read more
By John Couris, President and CEO, Florida Health Sciences Center (Tampa General Hospital) For nearly a century, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has delivered exceptional patient care, developed initiatives and cultivated partnerships to enhance the world-class services it provides to Tampa Bay and beyond. Today, that work continues as TGH leads the region and the state … Read more
The Tampa General Hospital Foundation has received a substantial gift from philanthropists John and Susan Sykes, to establish a new Center of Excellence in Colorectal Cancer. The Susan and John Sykes Center of Excellence in Colorectal Cancer at the TGH Cancer Institute will support patient care, education and the research mission of TGH and the … Read more
James, a seasoned chief executive officer, had built and grown his company through the ups and downs of the market to generate over $200 million in revenue. He was the go-to person for business insights and strategic planning for his team and for colleagues in the industry. However, behind the polished facade was a man … Read more
Tampa General Hospital has named Doug Leonardo as the new president and chief executive officer of TGH Behavioral Health Hospital, effective July 1. Leonardo will oversee behavioral health services across the entire TGH system and manage day-to-day operations, in collaboration with Lifepoint Behavioral Health Leonardo has more than 25 years of experience in behavioral health … Read more
John Couris, the President and CEO of Tampa General Hospital, has been recognized as a top healthcare leader in the nation by Becker’s Hospital Review in its list of “Great Leaders in Healthcare” for 2024. The list highlights leaders across the industry who are using innovative digital technology and creative care solutions to shape the … Read more
Snowbird, the newest member of USF St. Petersburg’s University Police Department (UPD), will receive his badge and become the campus’ first-ever comfort dog, assisting the department with calls related to mental health in the campus community. The swearing-in ceremony will take place Thursday, June 20, at 2 p.m. in the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Atrium … Read more
Tampa General Hospital has selected Palantir Technologies (PLTR) to provide its artificial intelligence platform for care coordination and system workflow automation. Palantir is a leading AI system provider in the health care sector. Its platform will securely encode TGH’s domain, real-time situational awareness and language models into decision-support tools for eligibility determination and to prioritize … Read more
Waiting at a doctor’s office for a scheduled appointment is notoriously not fun, with schedules often running behind, tedious paperwork needing completion and an array of out-of-date magazines as the only source of entertainment. Enter RevDoc, a mobile app and health care delivery platform founded by Anil “AK” Kottoor. The app allows those seeking to … Read more
The University of South Florida (USF) has been selected as the international headquarters for the Global Vision Network (GVN), an organization of virologists spanning more than 80 centers of excellence in more than 40 countries, working to advance research on viral pathogens and pandemic viruses. Leaders from both USF and GVN hosted a formal signing … Read more