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<\/p>\nDeSoto Memorial Hospital is Now TGH DeSoto<\/p>\n
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OCTOBER 2, 2026 \u2013 Tampa General Hospital<\/a> (TGH) today welcomes patients in Florida\u2019s Heartland to TGH DeSoto, formerly DeSoto Memorial Hospital. As Florida\u2019s premier academic health system, TGH continues to expand its reach across the state, bringing greater access to exceptional care and specialized services to rural communities.<\/p>\n \u201cTampa General is making a long-term commitment to provide exceptional care in rural communities across Florida,\u201d said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General | Florida Health Sciences Center. \u201cWorking together with the DeSoto County Hospital District, we\u2019re maintaining the local access to care that is so important to this community, while connecting this region to the innovations, technologies, research and best-in-class care we offer across Tampa General\u2019s academic health system.\u201d<\/p>\n The DeSoto County Hospital District board selected Tampa General to take on ownership of DeSoto Memorial and assume management of the facility, operations, providers and team members. Tampa General committed to the Hospital District board and community to implement new innovations and technologies, expand services and bring additional specialists to meet the needs of the region while working closely with local physicians.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the start of a new era in DeSoto County, one that comes with a new name for our hospital, a significant investment in the care we offer this region and a connection to one of the nation\u2019s leading academic health systems,\u201d said Vince Sica, senior vice president at Tampa General and hospital president at TGH DeSoto who served as the CEO of DeSoto Memorial Hospital. \u201cBut some things will never change: our commitment to care for the people of this community.\u201d<\/p>\n Tampa General will also provide access to a highly specialized fleet of advanced medical aircraft, enabling comprehensive air ambulance and interfacility transport so patients in the DeSoto community can reach the right level of care when it matters most.<\/p>\n \u201cIn joining the Tampa General family, we will honor DeSoto Memorial\u2019s history and what the Hospital District board, team members, physicians and community partners worked so hard for over the years: ensuring this community had great healthcare,\u201d said Stacey Brandt, executive vice president, chief administrative officer and president, community and specialty hospital division at Tampa General Hospital. \u201cTGH will add to that foundation by bringing in needed services, offering the latest technologies and innovations, and providing access to leading-edge research and treatments.\u201d<\/p>\n TGH DeSoto is a 49-bed hospital in Arcadia. As the only hospital in DeSoto County, TGH DeSoto provides care for a wide range of urgent and life-threatening conditions. It also offers inpatient care, surgical, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation, behavioral health and other medical services for residents in the region. Existing DeSoto Memorial team members will become part of Tampa General\u2019s academic health system, including employed physicians and clinicians.<\/p>\n With the addition of TGH DeSoto, Tampa General\u2019s academic health system now encompasses eight hospitals, including two specialty hospitals for inpatient rehabilitation and behavioral health, nearly 170 care locations and more than 15,000 team members and providers.\u00a0The system\u00a0provides the highest level of complex care to treat the most severe illnesses and conditions\u00a0for patients across Florida. The system is recognized as one of the nation\u2019s best hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States.\u00a0TGH is committed to clinical excellence, patient safety, innovation, research, education, and patient satisfaction.<\/p>\n Asset Download Link:\u00a0https:\/\/mediashare.tgh.org\/tgh-desoto\/#\/<\/a><\/p>\n ABOUT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL\u00a0<\/p>\n Tampa General Hospital, Florida\u2019s premier academic health system, is a 1,530-bed not-for-profit network of hospital and outpatient services spanning Florida. As the only center for Level I trauma and a comprehensive burn care center serving 23 counties, Tampa General delivers world-class care. The system\u2019s hospitals include Tampa General Hospital, Tampa General Rehabilitation Hospital, Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital, all in Tampa; Tampa General Brooksville, Tampa General Spring Hill and Tampa General Crystal River. Tampa General is the highest-ranked hospital in Tampa Bay in\u00a0U.S. News & World Report\u2019s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals<\/a> for 11 consecutive years, with five medical specialties ranking among the top 50, two additional medical specialties ranked among the top 100 best hospital programs and two specialties ranked in the top 10% in the United States. As the first hospital in Florida to open a clinical command center for real-time situational awareness, the academic health system has elevated its digital care coordination center to the next level by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and its analytics platform across inpatient and outpatient care to ensure patients receive leading-edge care as quickly and safely as possible. Tampa General\u2019s commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by four prestigious Forbes magazine rankings \u2014 in the\u00a02026 America\u2019s Best Large Employers<\/a> ranked as the Tampa Bay region\u2019s #1 employer in the healthcare category for the sixth year in a row, the 2026 America\u2019s Best Employers for Company Culture<\/a>, in the top 100 for the 2026 America\u2019s Best Employers for New Grads<\/a> and the 2026 America\u2019s Best Employers for Women<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tampa General is the area\u2019s safety-net hospital, caring for anyone regardless of ability to pay; in fiscal year 2024, Tampa General provided a net community benefit of approximately $289.1 million in the form of healthcare for underinsured patients, community education and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is recognized as one of the leading adult solid organ transplant centers in the nation and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General transports critically injured or ill patients from surrounding counties to receive the advanced care their conditions require. Tampa General has a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center and its 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It is home to the Muma Children\u2019s Hospital at TGH, the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General\u2019s footprint includes TGH North, which consists of three hospitals and several outpatient locations in Citrus and Hernando counties; Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices; TGH Family Care Center Kennedy; TGH outpatient centers; TGH Virtual Health; and TGH Imaging<\/a>\u00a0outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents receive world-class care from the\u00a0TGH Urgent Care, powered by the Fast Track\u00a0network of clinics. To see a medical care professional live anytime, anywhere on a smartphone, tablet or computer, visit\u00a0Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital (tgh.org)<\/a>.\u00a0For more information, go to\u00a0www.tgh.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DeSoto Memorial Hospital is Now TGH DeSoto OCTOBER 2, 2026 \u2013 Tampa General Hospital (TGH) today welcomes patients…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416856,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-416855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}