TGH Brooksville is a non-profit hospital in Brooksville, Florida. It was formerly owned by health care provider Community Health Systems and is now owned by Tampa General Hospital.
| TGH Brooksville | |
|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Brooksville, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 27°56′15″N 82°27′31″W / 27.9375°N 82.4585°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private hospital |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | General hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 120[1] |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Hernando County Hospital Lykes Memorial Hospital Brooksville Regional Medical Center Bayfront Health Brooksville Bravera Health Brooksville |
| Opened | October 1, 1936 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Florida |
History edit
Physician Samuel Carnes Harvard wanted to open a bigger hospital in Brooksville, Florida, with the help of Alfred McKethan a local banker and businessman who donated land for the hospital.[2] The Brooksville City Council and the Hernando County Commision supported building the hospital.[3] Money was raised with bonds and donations, and Hernando County Hospital was built for $40,000. It officially opened on October 1, 1936 on U.S. Route 41.[2][3]
In 1943, Hernando County Hospital expanded from 24 to 32 hospital beds. It had an operating room delivery room and nursery.[2] In 1948, eight beds were added to the hospital.[3] In 1959, the first hospital administrator was hired for Hernando County Hospital.[3]
In 1962, a bigger hospital with 50 beds was built.[2][3] In 1967, Hernando County Hospital was renamed Lykes Memorial Hospital after the Lykes family founders of Lykes Brothers.[3][4][5] In the same year Hernando County taxpayers supported expanding the hospital.[3]
In 1970, Lykes Memorial Hospital was expanded to 115 beds with the help of a $300,000 county bond and a $550,000 state grant. Also added were a laboratory, physical therapy unit, intensive care unit, blood bank and X-ray department.[3] In 1975, the hospital administrator was fired after the hospital almost failed due to $680,000 in unpaid patient bills.[3]
In 1984, the Hernando County Commission stopped giving the hospital taxpayer money and hired Republic Health Corporation to manage the hospital.[3]
In February 1990, Hernando County issued bonds to Regional Healthcare to renovate the hospital which was renamed Brooksville Regional Hospital.[3] In early November 1990, Lykes Memorial Hospital became Brooksville Regional Hospital.[6] In October 1991, the number of beds for the hospital was reduced to 91 after Springs Hill Regional Hospital opened.[3] In 1993, Regional Healthcare and its hospitals filed for bankruptcy. The new board of directors at Regional Healthcare hired Quorum Health Resources to run Brooksville Regional Hospital. In 1996, the hospital had a $2.39 million profit.[3]
On December 1, 2021, Bayfront Health Brooksville rebranded to Bravera Health Brooksville.[7] On July 24, 2023, Community Health Systems announced that Tampa General Hospital would purchase Bravera Health Brooksville and two other Bravera Health hospitals for $290 million.[8][9][10] It was later adjusted to $294 million.[1] On December 1, 2023, Tampa Genral Hospital officially took over the management of Bravera Health. Bravera Health Brooksville was rebranded to TGH Brooksville and will be part of the TGH North division.[1][11][12][13]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Community Health Systems Completes Divestiture Of Three Florida Hospitals to Tampa General Hospital". Nasdaq. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Warnock, Judy (January 19, 2023). "Small Town Doctor, Samuel Carnes Harvard". Hernando Sun. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Verrier, Richard (October 14, 1996). "Brooksville hospital marks 60 years". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Jackson, Virginia (December 6, 1992). "From small homestead, Lykes built huge empire". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "The Lykes Brothers and the Original Spring Hill". Hernando Sun. December 13, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Conner, Collins (November 8, 1990). "Lykes hospital changes name". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ MacNeil, Lisa (December 1, 2021). "Bayfront Health has rebranded as Bravera Health". Hernando Sun. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Georgacopoulos, Christina (July 25, 2023). "Tampa General to acquire three hospitals for $290 million". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Muckle, Shauna (July 25, 2023). "Tampa General to buy 3 local hospitals from Tennessee company". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ Lagasse, Jeff (July 26, 2023). "Community Health Systems sells three hospitals to Tampa General for $290M". Healthcare Finance. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ DeLisa, Caden (December 4, 2023). "Tampa General Hospital rolls out 'TGH North' division following acquisition of Brevera Health". The Capitolist. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Rick (December 1, 2023). "Tampa General Hospital completes purchase of Bravera properties to form 'TGH North'". Health News Florida. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Hudson, Caroline. "Community Health Systems sells three Florida hospitals". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved December 4, 2023.