The USF Health South Tampa Center for Advanced Healthcare represents a strategic new vision for health powered by the partnership between USF and the community

More than 100 faculty, staff and community leaders gathered last evening, Nov. 15, at the USF Health South Tampa Center for Advanced Healthcare for an opening reception celebrating the new facility. The event, hosted USF Town and Gown Society, was followed by faculty-led tours of the new building, which reflects USF Health’s strategic vision for a model that will transform the delivery of healthcare.

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio presented USF President Judy Genshaft and Stephen Klasko, MD, MBA, dean of the College of Medicine and vice president for USF Health, with a proclamation citing Nov. 15 as “USF Health in South Tampa” Day.

Town and Gown Society President Lyris Newman presented President Genshaft and Dr. Klasko with a portrait of the South Tampa Center and surrounding Tampa General Hospital campus.

The Center is supported by funding from the Florida Legislature, Tampa General Hospital led by President and CEO Ron Hytoff and his board, and the USF Health physicians, who took out a bond to support their vision.

A summary of some of the night’s comments follows:

“We are delighted you have chosen Davis Islands as the location to create the future of healthcare. And we’re delighted that you’ve made adult women’s health such a high priority so that we can enjoy your services too!”

— Lyris Newman, president, USF Town and Gown Society

“With the USF Health South Tampa Center, USF is making a bold statement. Our goal is to transform how healthcare is taught and practiced. We will work with the community to be the engine for the future standard of care for patients throughout Tampa Bay. We will bring students to learn about health across our colleges of medicine, nursing and public health. And we will develop models of research-based healthcare that can be applied anywhere in the world.”

— USF President Judy Genshaft

“This building is a terrific symbol of the partnership between USF and all of Tampa Bay. It’s a symbol of the finest in health care. It’s a symbol of learning for our students and patients. And it’s a symbol of the incredible partnership among people dedicated to improving the health of our community.”

— Rhea Law, chair of the USF Board of Trustees

L to R: USF President Judy Genshaft, USF Health VP Dr. Stephen Klasko, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, and TGH President and CEO Ron Hytoff with the city’s proclamation of “USF Health in South Tampa” Day.

USF Health urogynecologist Dr. Lennox Hoyte, far left, leads Rhea Law, chair of the USF Board of Trustees, and her husband Wayne Williams on a tour of the new building.