Tampa General Hospital

TGH expands its Treasure Coast footprint through a five-year deal with the Palm Beach County Health Care District to manage Lakeside Medical Center. The district's board approved the arrangement Dec. 11.

The three-year partnership will bring several services to Tampa, including T-cell cancer therapy, a bone marrow transplant initiative and the addition of mental health care to a veterans program.

TGH's contribution and the new affiliation agreement between the longtime partners are slated to improve recruitment, increase integration and advance research.

In Manatee County, a drone delivery system recently started to speed up the arrival of lifesaving treatment for medical emergencies in which every second counts.

U.S. News and World Report also unveiled its annual honor roll of the nation’s 20 best hospitals, but no Florida hospitals made the cut.

The hospital did not reveal the amount of the "major investment" provided to its foundation by John and Susan Sykes, whose names will go on the new center, part of the TGH Cancer Institute.

Tampa General's Transplant Institute had a record year, due in part to innovative technology that expands the donor pool. But thousands of Floridians are still waiting for help.

The 12-floor, 565,000-square-foot building, adjacent to the hospital's Davis Islands campus, will be named for the Taneja family, major donors to the project. It is slated to open in 2027.

The Senate passed a plan that would designate at least four behavioral health teaching hospitals as lawmakers look to improve care for people with mental health and substance abuse issues.

The hospital is renaming its children's hospital as the Muma Children’s Hospital at TGH after a large, unspecified donation was made by longtime supporters, Les and Pam Muma.