Tampa General Hospital

The sale, valued at an estimated at $290 million, adds Bravera Health Brooksville, Bravera Health Spring Hill and Bravera Health Seven Rivers into the Tampa General system.

The hospital says it discovered the "unusual activity” May 31. An investigation determined a “criminal group” infiltrated its computer system between May 12 and May 30.

The surgery is the first of its kind on Florida’s west coast.

The cancer treatment attacks tumors more accurately than traditional radiation. Tampa Bay residents haven't been able to access it in the region yet.

Hundreds of medical centers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts face serious risks from even relatively weak storms as climate change accelerates sea-level rise — not to mention big ones like Category 4 Hurricane Ian.

The TampaWell program will include the construction of a "Health Trail" through downtown Tampa along with stressing the importance of exercise and healthy eating habits.

Hospitals in the region say most of their staff have received COVID-19 vaccines.

Treatments are only available for patients at high risk for developing severe COVID-19. Select pharmacies and health facilities have supplies.

Tampa General Hospital is renaming its pediatric inpatient services, and renovating the whole department.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital, which had not been allowing visitations, said it will now allow most patients to have two visitors. It also resumed nonemergency surgeries this week.

At the forefront of the concerns is a shortage of nurses, which the executives told lawmakers has created an emergency for hospital administrators.

Prior to President Joe Biden's announcement that hospital workers must get a coronavirus vaccine, leaders of hospital systems in the region have been reluctant to make it a requirement.