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Teaching Centers

Tampa General Hospital
Tampa Bay's major public hospital is an 877-bed teaching center that works with USF to staff several unique specialty units, a new state of the art 150 bed ER and the only level I trauma center in central Florida, including a burn center, a neuroscience center, childbirth center a children's medical center, and has moved into the top 12 hospitals in the nation in transplantation. TGH is USF's primary teaching hospital and most of USF's doctors care for patients at this facility.  View Website
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Moffitt is Florida's premier cancer center and the only center with an NCI designation. Moffitt has launched outreach programs to encourage cancer prevention for the region, and the center's national research programs explore ways to prevent, cure and treat cancer. USF physicians make up the entire medical staff at the 162-bed center, which was constructed with proceeds from the state cigarette tax. The center has multiple programs in outpatient clinics and centers, plus a 20-bed bone marrow transplant unit. View Website

James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital

The busiest hospital in the VA network with 302 beds, this hospital, which is attached to the medical college by a covered walkway, is considered a "dean's hospital," indicating its role as a teaching center for USF. The hospital opened in 1972, one year after the USF College of Medicine, and is known for its extensive services and a new state-of-the-art Spinal Cord Injury and head trauma unit unparalleled among federal hospitals in the nation. A 240-bed nursing home is adjacent to the hospital. View Website

All Children's Hospital

All Children's is a regional center of choice for sick children. Located in St. Petersburg, this 219-bed hospital has 80 intensive care beds, a bone marrow transplant unit, kidney and heart transplantation programs, and the Southeast's largest pediatric cancer program. The new Children's Research Institute opened in 2000. View Website

Bay Pines Veteran's Hospital

This 453-bed veterans medical center in Pinellas County includes an acute medical and surgical hospital; a psychiatry unit with inpatient programs for post-traumatic stress recovery and substance abuse treatment, and a 240-bed Nursing Home Care Unit. View Website

UCH – Pepin Heart Hospital

The new PHH and Kiran C. Patel Research Institute is fundamentally changing cardiovascular care in the U.S. Their focus on research enables them to introduce lifesaving breakthroughs long before they are available in most other hospitals. View Website

Shriners Hospital

Shriners Hospital is a 60-bed pediatric orthopedic hospital serving children with bone and muscle problems such as cerebral palsy, scoliosis and other limb and growth problems free-of-charge. The facility is designed to incorporate advanced treatment programs with the Shriners Hospitals' family-centered approach to care. View Website

USF Medical Clinic

Opened in April 1976, the USF Medical Clinic is the largest facility in the Health Sciences Center outpatient care network. The clinic offers diagnostic and treatment services in 31 different medical specialties, ranging from primary care to super-specialty care in one place. Services offered include pediatrics, family medicine, cardiology, general surgery, dermatology, general internal medicine, neurology allergy/immunology, digestive diseases and nutrition, endocrinology geriatric medicine, hematology, obstetrics, gynecology and radiology. View Website

USF Eye Institute and ENT Center

Opened in 1995, this center for research, teaching and patient care is the newest patient care site on the USF campus. The Institute/Center has 24 adult and pediatric examination rooms, and space devoted to the use of highly advanced surgical lasers. A Low Vision Program offers instruction and devices to assist people with very poor vision with daily living. A comprehensive ENT Center with audiology is also located at this site. View Website

University Psychiatry Center

This psychiatric facility hosts the Department of Psychiatry and research laboratories, including research aimed at finding the genetic causes of mental illness. The center offers outpatient care for children and adults. View Website

USF Dialysis Center

The Dialysis Center was designed with patient comfort in mind. Each of the 17 hemodialysis stations is equipped with a television set, and natural light streams through windows that open onto a lush garden. The center is staffed by a social worker, dietitian and registered nurses, and each dialysis station has an artificial kidney machine. View Website

17 Davis Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center

This facility offers general pediatrics care as well as management of such chronic illnesses as asthma, allergies, AIDS, and pre- and post-surgical care. Located on Davis Islands near Tampa General Hospital, the pediatrics center takes a family-centered approached to pediatric care with an emphasis on comfort and convenience. The center is open seven days a week, and provides treatment for minor emergencies.View Website

Genesis Clinic

USF physicians staff this unique center for women and children. Operated by Tampa General Hospital, Genesis conveniently offers a full range of services that includes healthcare for women and children, educational programs and assistance with social services. View Website

University Diagnostic Institute

UDI is an affiliated diagnostic, teaching and research center using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, CAT scanning and nuclear medicine. The Institute was opened in December 1984. View Website

Harbourside Faculty Practice Center

USF faculty in the departments of Surgery, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Neurology, and Internal Medicine provide clinical services at Harbourside Medical Towers. Students may participate in such rotations generally during their fourth elective year. View Website

Outpatient Centers

In addition to the facilities listed above, faculty teach and offer patient care at outpatient clinics throughout the region, including the Suncoast Community Health Centers (a network of rural clinics in Ruskin, Dover, Riverview and Clairmel); the Judeo-Christian Health Clinic; the TGH Family Care Center; the Brandon Outreach Clinic; and the Hillsborough County Public Health Unit.