Dr. Oxner leads Tampa General Hospital’s rapidly growing ambulatory network, overseeing initiatives that improve access, quality and care coordination across multiple outpatient sites. She spearheaded the “Think Ambulatory First” program, which has diverted nearly 400 patients from inpatient or emergency department care, saving more than 1,000 hospital bed days with only 6% requiring return visits. As medical director of Tampa Bay Street Medicine and the “IDEA Tampa Syringe Services” program, she has overseen the exchange of over 850,000 needles, reversal of 13,500 overdoses and linkage to care for 100% of newly diagnosed HIV patients. Dr. Oxner was the founding medical director of The USF Patient-Centered Medical Home in Tampa, implementing the first value-based care model for primary care within USF and Tampa General Hospital and enabling successful ACO participation with annual shared savings. She also co-led development of an e-consult program to expedite specialty care and designed home monitoring systems for Covid-19 patients. Her career includes global health leadership with Partners in Health in Sierra Leone, managing pediatric care, HIV and tuberculosis programs, and Ebola response efforts.
