Tampa General Announces Melissa Golombek as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

The twenty-plus-year veteran will lead operations across Tampa General Hospital.

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) announced today it has appointed Melissa Golombek as executive vice president and chief operating officer.

"Since joining Tampa General, Melissa has distinguished herself as an exceptional leader, an innovative, strategic and proactive collaborator, and a warm and caring colleague," said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General. "As we continue to expand our geographic footprint, strengthen our academic partnerships and deepen the innovative clinical expertise we offer to our patients, Melissa is uniquely positioned to successfully lead and support our team in providing exceptional care to our patients and families."

Golombek most recently served as the vice president of the Muma Children's Hospital at TGH and the TGH Women's Institute. Under her leadership, both service lines have undergone significant year-over-year growth and continued development to deliver world-class care and patient experience.

Golombek joined TGH in 2020 as the Senior Administrator of the Muma Children's Hospital at TGH and the TGH Women's Institute, where she was responsible for developing strategic plans, operational efficiency, financial targets, quality outcomes and business development across the health. Under Golombek's leadership and as she rose to the role of Vice President, the Women's Institute received the highest national designation (Level IV) in maternal care from The Joint Commission and is now ranked #6 in the nation and #1 in Florida for OB/GYN by U.S. News & World Report.

Golombek also helped secure the largest gift ever given to any children's hospital in the region for the Muma Children's Hospital in 2023. Additionally, Golombek was instrumental in helping to reopen the Level II NICU at TGH Spring Hill. 

"It is an honor to continue to grow in my career at Tampa General as part of our dedicated, visionary executive leadership team," said Golombek. "I look forward to collaborating closely with our team to continue delivering on our mission of healing, teaching and innovating during this exciting chapter of growth for our organization."

Before joining TGH, Golombek served in multiple senior leadership roles nationwide, including Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Northwestern University Health System and TMC Health. In these roles, she managed diverse scopes, including inpatient and ambulatory clinical operations, human resource management and fiscal accountability for multi-million-dollar portfolios. Her experience in health care leadership spans nearly 20 years.

Golombek received her doctorate in nursing practice from the University of Central Florida.

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 Employer's 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 2022, provided a net community benefit of approximately $240.3 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers 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, TGH Outpatient Center, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 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 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 partner with GE Healthcare and 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.

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