NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA EXPANDS IN FLORIDA IN HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP WITH TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL NORTH

IRVING, Texas and TAMPA, Fla., May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthStar Anesthesia, an industry leader in anesthesia care, in April began its new partnership with Tampa General Hospital (TGH) North to provide anesthesia care and management services at three TGH North facilities: Florida Endoscopy and Surgery Center, TGH Spring Hill Hospital, and TGH Brooksville. This partnership is a milestone for NorthStar, as an important partnership in the ever-expanding Florida healthcare market.

This partnership will streamline anesthesiology services across all three sites and provide the expert quality care that NorthStar brings to each partnership. Through its partnership with NorthStar, TGH North will expand its service offerings, including a newly introduced cardiac program this fall, alongside other specialized treatment options.

"NorthStar is incredibly excited by the opportunity to expand in Florida and work with TGH North," NorthStar Anesthesia CEO Adam Speigel said. "As one of the fastest growing states in the nation, NorthStar's presence in Florida is reflective of our broader strategic vision of partnering with leading healthcare facilities in markets with significant patient demand. We look forward to deepening our partnership with TGH North given our shared value of serving our patients' best interests and strengthening Florida's Central West region."

A unique feature of the partnership between NorthStar and TGH North is that it will prioritize work-life balance for clinicians by introducing a dynamic approach to scheduling. All of TGH North's existing anesthesiologists were converted to full-time employee status, a shift from the 1099 contractor model that TGH North previously utilized. This redesignation matches NorthStar's ongoing commitment across each of its partnerships to address staffing issues, promote transparency, and champion predictability.

"TGH North is excited to formally begin our partnership with NorthStar Anesthesia, which will support TGH's positive impact on public health and patient outcomes in our community," said Robert Ginn. Jr, Senior Vice President and Hospital President for TGH Brooksville and TGH Spring Hill. "Our patients are our number one priority, and this partnership will advance the quality care our system is known for delivering."

By transitioning anesthesiology services to NorthStar, TGH North administrators have freed up resources to invest in expanding and improving other facets of the healthcare system. To that end, TGH North anticipates that its partnership with NorthStar will allow the system to expand its hospital facilities, increasing the number of patients, and complexity of cases, that TGH North is able to treat.

About NorthStar Anesthesia:

NorthStar Anesthesia is a company of caregivers, founded by an anesthesiologist and a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). With more than 4,000 anesthesiologists and CRNAs under its banner, NorthStar partners with more than 280 health care facilities across 25 states to deliver a more productive and efficient model of anesthesia care. Its "care team" approach focuses on the provision of high-quality care while measurably improving operating room performance. For more information, contact Allison Lessner, Director at [email protected] or visit www.northstaranesthesia.com.

ABOUT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Tampa General Hospital, a 981-bed, not-for-profit, academic health system, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 Best Hospitals, with two medical specialties ranking among the top 20 in the nation and eight medical specialties ranking among the top 50 best hospital programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic health system's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by three prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – in the top 100 nationally in the 2024 America's Best Large Employers, the top 50 in Florida in the 2024 America's Best Employers by State and the 2023 America's Best Employers for Women. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2023, provided a net community benefit of approximately $301.8 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It was the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant center in 2024 and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Muma Children's Hospital at TGH, the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes TGH North, which is comprised of three hospitals and several outpatient locations in Citrus and Hernando counties, 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, two TGH Outpatient Centers, TGH Virtual Health, and 19 TGH Imaging outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by the Fast Track network of clinics. To see a medical care professional live anytime, anywhere on a smartphone, tablet or computer, visit Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital (tgh.org). As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to open a clinical command center that provides real-time situational awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.

SOURCE NorthStar Anesthesia