Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, FL
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About Tampa General Hospital
Tampa General Hospital is an acute care hospital in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 1,041 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Tampa General Rehabilitation Hospital, about 1.0 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.95
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.33
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.28
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.66
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.95
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.50
55% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1067%
- Completed surveys1,253
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
27.93747, -82.45894
Nearby hospitals
- Tampa General Rehabilitation Hospital1307 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FLRehabilitation hospital1.0 mi
- HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital2901 W Swann Ave, Tampa, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.9 mi
- St Josephs Hospital3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital3.6 mi
- Kindred Hospital-Central Tampa4801 N Howard Ave, Tampa, FLLong-term care hospital3.8 mi
- Kindred Hospital-Bay Area-Tampa4555 S Manhattan Ave, Tampa, FLLong-term care hospital4.5 mi
- AdventHealth Carrollwood7171 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.0 mi
- HCA Florida - West Tampa Hospital6001 Webb Road, Tampa, FL · Emergency roomHospital8.3 mi
- Tampa VA Medical Center13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL · Emergency roomVA medical center9.0 mi
- Adventhealth Tampa3100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.3 mi
- Adventhealth Riverview9330 US Hwy 301 S, Riverview, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Tampa General Hospital located?
Tampa General Hospital is at 1 Tampa General Cir, Tampa, FL 33606 in Hillsborough County.
Does Tampa General Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Tampa General Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 234 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Tampa General Hospital?
Tampa General Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Tampa General Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Florida EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Tampa General Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (813) 844-7000.
Would patients recommend Tampa General Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,253 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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