The Florida
business leader brings deep experience in enterprise growth and
strong community relationships to the Tampa General Hospital Board
of Directors.
TAMPA,
Fla., March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa
General Hospital (TGH), one of the leading academic medical
centers in the country, today announced the addition of
Oscar J. Horton to its Board of
Directors.
"The Tampa General Board of Directors is excited to welcome
Oscar. His extensive knowledge and experience, paired with his
strong ties within our community, will position us well to work
with the executive leadership team on strategic planning and
designing what's next for Tampa General and how that will shape the
future of health care and medical research in Tampa Bay and beyond," said Phil Dingle, chairman of the Tampa General
Hospital Board of Directors.
Upon approval of his appointment last month, Horton joined 14
other members on the Tampa General Board of Directors, adding to
the Board's collective breadth and depth of expertise across
various industries, including real estate, finance, health care,
private equity and more.
Horton is the chairman and CEO of Horton Holdings LLC, which
owns and oversees the operations of Sun State International and Sun
State Real Estate. Horton spent 25 years at International Truck
& Engine's financial corporation, ultimately serving as the
vice president and general manager of the company's Foundry
Business, where he was responsible for overall profitability and
multiple critical segments of the business. He currently serves as
president and CEO of Sun State International, where he increased
revenue, profitability, employee morale, and customer satisfaction.
Under his leadership, Sun State International has grown to one of
the largest minority-owned businesses in Tampa Bay.
"We look forward to working closely with Oscar in his new role
as a board member," said John
Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital. "We're
confident Oscar will bring an important and unique perspective as
we strive to expand access to world-class care, further develop our
cutting-edge Research and Medical District, and leverage our shared
community relationships to improve the health and wellbeing of
people throughout the Tampa Bay
region."
Active in the Tampa Bay
community, Horton serves on the Board of Directors for the Bank of
Tampa, Community Foundation of
Tampa Bay, and the University of South Florida's Board of Trustees.
Previously, he served as chairman of the Board of the Academy Prep
Center of Tampa, and as a board
member for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Jacksonville Branch.
ABOUT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic
medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and
delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l
trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the
highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World
Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third
highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among
the best programs in the United
States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a
model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals
list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and
developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes
magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America's Best
Employers for Women and sixth out of 100 Florida companies in the
2022 America's Best Employers by State. Tampa General is the safety
net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of
their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2021, provided a net
community benefit worth more than $224.5
million in the form of health care for underinsured
patients, community education, and financial support to community
health organizations in Tampa Bay.
It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant
centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health
Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa
General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from
23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need.
Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke
center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the
largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the
Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and a
nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General
Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group
Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon
Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower
outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm
Beach counties. Tampa Bay
area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH
Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics. To see a
medical care professional live anytime, anywhere on a smartphone,
tablet or computer, visit Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital
(tgh.org). As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa
General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open
a clinical command center that provides real-time situational
awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower
cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
Media Contact: Beth Hardy,
APR
Senior Communications Specialist
(813) 844-7322 (direct)
(813) 510-6363 (cell)
ehardy@tgh.org
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