Tampa General Hospital Ranks Among Top 30% of Academic Medical Centers in the Nation

Vizient, Inc., Which Measures Safety and Quality Data Across the Nation's Acute Hospitals, Recognizes Tampa General as a Top Performer.

TAMPA, Fla., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vizient, Inc.'s annual rankings published Friday list Tampa General among the top 30% of the nation's leading hospitals for overall performance. The ranking demonstrates significant gains since Tampa General joined the cohort in 2017 at the 81st percentile.

"With technology, innovation and exceptional talent, Tampa General is continuously working to elevate quality, enhance safety and improve patient outcomes," said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital. "This monumental climb in rankings from Vizient is a testament to the relentless pursuit of exceptionalism by physicians, nurses and every member of our team, and it's an indication of the level of world-class care our patients receive when they seek care at Tampa General."

Notably, Vizient ranks Tampa General in the top quartile for risk-adjusted mortality rate (13^th percentile) and length of stay (21^st percentile) when measured against other academic medical centers in the nation that care for patients with the rarest and most complex diseases and conditions.

"I'm grateful to our faculty physician leaders, who commit to providing the highest level of health care to our patients every day," said Charles J. Lockwood, M.D., MHCM, executive vice president at USF Health, dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, and executive vice president and chief academic officer at Tampa General. "Their expertise and dedication to advancing complex, multi-disciplinary, cutting-edge care shows why academic medicine delivers lifesaving care and the best outcomes for our patients."

The Vizient Quality and Accountability Study measures safety, mortality and efficiency, among other metrics, across 118 comprehensive academic medical centers, including NYU Langone, Mass General Brigham and Vanderbilt University. Tampa General is the only system in Tampa Bay that participates in Vizient's cohort of large academic medical centers.

"Tampa General is one of the nation's leading academic health systems," said Peggy Duggan, M.D., executive vice president, chief physician executive and chief medical officer at Tampa General. "Compared with other academic medical centers, Vizient confirms TGH truly is one of the best among the best."

Vizient analyzes data to evaluate performance and outcomes while accounting for the complex nature of services provided and patients in treatment at academic medical centers.

Academic medical centers are comprehensive organizations that combine education, research and clinical expertise to provide the most advanced forms of health care. The tertiary and quaternary care at academic medical centers include complex surgery, such as neurosurgery, cardiothoracic, and transplantation, as well as neonatology, cancer care, intensive care, palliative care, and many other complex medical and surgical interventions, including experimental treatments and procedures.

"This strong performance ranking is not just good for our system, it's excellent for our patients," said Laura Haubner, M.D., senior vice president and chief quality officer at Tampa General. "In simple terms, a lower mortality rate means more lives are saved. A shorter length of stay means patients recover and return home faster."

Tampa General's high-performance ranking from Vizient is the latest in a long list of accolades from trusted, third-party organizations that evaluate health care organizations. Other recent rankings include:

• Tampa General is consistently ranked among the nation's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and among the "World's Best Hospitals" by Newsweek.
• Tampa General is the only academic health system in the country that has received two key safety qualifications from the international accreditation organization DNV (dnv.us).
• Tampa General Hospital has earned Magnet^® designation status five times in a row for excellence in nursing, a recognition achieved by less than 2% of hospitals nationwide.

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.

ABOUT USF HEALTH

USF Health's mission is to envision and implement the future of health. It is the partnership of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Public Health, the Taneja College of Pharmacy, the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, the Biomedical Sciences Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, and USF Health's multispecialty physicians' group. The University of South Florida, a high-impact research university dedicated to student success and committed to community engagement, generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. Through hundreds of millions of dollars in research activity each year, USF is a leader in solving global problems and improving lives. For more information, visit health.usf.edu.

SOURCE Tampa General Hospital