Highlighted below are five things to know about this announcement.
1. The annual Consumer Choice Award recognizes hospitals across the country that healthcare consumers report have the highest quality, best reputation and best physicians and nurses.
2. The award has been given for the past 19 years, and this is the tenth consecutive year Tampa General Hospital has won.
3. TGH is the only hospital in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater market that was recognized this year.
4. The hospital is also one of only 19 in the state to win.
5. Jim Burkhart, president and CEO of TGH said of the recognitions, “We feel privileged to be the top choice of patients and their families for the past decade…Our physicians, nurses, employees and volunteers are committed to providing the best possible experience for our patients every day.”
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