Tampa General Hospital: Address, Phone & Patient Info

TGH is a private, not-for-profit academic medical center and the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. Its fact sheet lists major programs in emergency and trauma care, cardiovascular medicine, cancer, transplantation, neurosciences, orthopedics, women’s care, pediatrics, digestive diseases, urology, ENT, burn care and rehabilitation.

Tampa General Hospital Doctors & Current Provider Information

Tampa General is too large for a static article to truthfully present a permanent “all doctors” list. TGH reported 2,706 medical staff with privileges for fiscal year 2025, and its Physician Finder states that participating active-staff listings are shown on a rotating basis and change when providers join or leave.

The table below therefore focuses on currently surfaced providers with a Davis Islands/Tampa General Circle practice location in commonly searched specialties. “New patients” reflects what the TGH provider finder currently displays; it does not guarantee that an appointment is available on a particular date.

How to Make an Appointment at Tampa General Hospital

There is no single appointment desk for every TGH physician. The right scheduling route depends on the specialty and whether the provider is seeing patients at TGH, Tampa General Medical Group or a USF Health clinic.

1. Identify the specialty or doctor. If you already know the provider name, use that exact name when calling.
2. Confirm the practice address. An affiliated physician may have more than one location, and the outpatient office may not be inside the main hospital.
3. Ask whether new patients are being accepted. TGH’s provider directory displays this for many clinicians, but availability changes.
4. Ask about referral or authorization requirements. These may depend on the specialty and insurance plan.
5. Ask for the earliest suitable appointment and exact check-in location. Record the building, floor and suite.
6. Confirm cost/network questions separately. Provider participation and the hospital’s insurance participation are not always identical.

Where to Park at Tampa General Hospital

TGH is on Davis Islands. When crossing the Columbia Drive Bridge toward the campus, TGH instructs drivers to stay in the left lane to enter the hospital campus and then follow signs to the appropriate garage, drop-off or entrance.

Tampa General Hospital Visiting Hours & Rules

What happens at the entrance?

• Visitors must pass through weapons screening.
• A government-issued photo ID is required.
• The hospital-issued visitor pass must be visibly worn.
• TGH is tobacco-free; smoking and vaping are prohibited on hospital-owned or leased property.
• Visitors who are sick may be required to mask or avoid clinical areas depending on the situation.

Visitor limits by area

Tampa General Hospital Doctor Fees, ER Fees, Case Fees & Cost Estimates

What “doctor fee” and “facility fee” mean

Why one appointment can create more than one bill

TGH specifically warns that hospital patients may receive bills from multiple affiliated providers, and those providers may not participate in exactly the same health plans as the hospital.

How to get a personalized estimate

1. Know the scheduled procedure/test or ask the ordering office for the procedure description or code if available.
2. Have your insurance information ready if you intend to use insurance.
3. Call (813) 844-8084, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., for Patient Financial Assistance/estimate help.
4. Ask whether the quote includes only TGH facility services or whether professional services may be billed separately.
5. For scheduled non-emergency care, also verify the individual physician/provider’s network participation.

TGH also publishes a Price Estimator Tool and machine-readable standard-charge information. Its estimator is intended to provide individualized estimates, but TGH states that an estimate is not a guarantee of the final bill.

Tampa General Financial Assistance & Charity Care

TGH states that it provides necessary medical care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay and that uninsured or underinsured admitted patients may qualify for financial assistance or charity care. Eligibility considers Federal Poverty Level guidelines, assets and medical expenses.

Services TGH says are excluded from this financial-assistance policy

The hospital’s current policy page lists exclusions including non-medically necessary cosmetic procedures, balances payable by other insurance, ventricular assist devices, transplants, elective procedures for residents outside Hillsborough County, bariatric procedures/education/nutritional supplements and certain high-cost drugs unless needed to treat an emergency medical condition under EMTALA.

How to Get Tampa General Hospital Medical Records

TGH’s Release of Information Department handles formal hospital and associated TGH medical-record requests. The hospital requires formal requests to be made in writing.

Fastest route for an active MyChart patient

1. Sign in to your active TGH MyChart account.
2. Open the Sharing Hub.
3. Select Request formal copy of health record.
4. Complete the request for the records you need.

Other record situations

TGH Laboratory & Imaging: Hours, Scheduling and Results

Do I need to fast before a TGH blood test?

TGH notes that some tests may require a 12-hour fast, including certain BMP, CMP, glucose, lipid, HDL, triglyceride and cryoglobulin testing. However, the hospital specifically says fasting and other special instructions must come from the ordering physician. Do not decide to fast simply because a test name appears in a general list.

Bringing outside imaging to TGH

If imaging was performed elsewhere, TGH recommends arranging for those images and reports to be available before the appointment. CDs are accepted when necessary. Bringing previous studies can help the imaging or specialty team compare prior and current findings.

Leaving the Hospital: Discharge & Pickup

After the physician has cleared a patient for discharge and the nurse completes the discharge process, TGH can arrange transport to the pickup area. The hospital’s discharge guidance says pickup is usually at the West Pavilion entrance, although the care team may give a different location depending on the unit.

Accessibility, Wheelchairs, Interpreters & Service Animals

Service animal rules

TGH defines service animals as trained dogs or miniature horses performing work or tasks for a person with a disability. Emotional-support animals are not treated as service animals under the hospital’s policy. Service animals may be restricted from certain infection-control or sterile environments.

The handler is responsible for controlling the animal. TGH states that service animals should be housebroken and generally harnessed or leashed unless the person’s disability prevents that, in which case other effective control is required.

Birth Certificates & Death Certificates

TGH has a Birth Certificates department number at (813) 844-7691 for hospital-related birth registration questions.

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