Tampa General Hospital is proud to partner with organizations across the Tampa Bay region. Our primary goal is to contribute to the health and wellness of our community through social investments that support events, initiatives and programs that enrich the viability of our community and provide health resources, particularly for our most vulnerable populations. These partnerships allow us to reach more people, deliver more impactful programs and improve health outcomes.
Our Community Impact Pillars that define our areas of focus include:
- Promoting Health and Wellbeing
- Collaborative Community Building with a Focus on Social Determinants of Health & Workforce Initiatives
- Supporting the Needs of Diverse Populations
- Ensuring All Families Thrive by Addressing Health Disparities
These pillars guide our partnerships with area non-profits to build a stronger Tampa Bay community. Together, we thrive.
Social Investment at TGH
Tampa General Hospital’s Social Investment Program gives support for events, initiatives and programs that enrich the viability of our community. We are proud to serve our community as a destination medical and academic system for patients who come to us with the most complex medical problems. We value our role in the community and strive to become the safest and most innovative academic health system in America.
Our primary goal is to contribute to the health and wellness of our community through social investments that support health resources, particularly for our most vulnerable populations. Tampa General Hospital receives many requests for support each year. All requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. Tampa General Hospital values social investment arrangements that help to create partnerships between TGH and the community. As a not-for-profit, Tampa General Hospital is dedicated to giving back to its local communities by providing in-kind support and funding to programs and initiatives that align with our community impact pillars and ensuring that:
- Our social investments align with the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and established IRS Community Benefit guidelines
- Our community is healthy, welcoming, and vibrant
- Tampa Bay attracts and sustains a diverse workforce to provide the best patient care possible
- We accomplish our Shared Purpose and Vision Statement
If you would like more information, please contact sponsorships@tgh.org.
Social Investment Programs
The American Heart Association is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate cardiac care to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- Life is Why Campaign
- MyCheck health screening
- Proud sponsor of annual Heart Walk, Heart Ball, and Go Red for Women
The American Cancer Society is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. Established in 1913, the society is organized into six geographical regions of both medical and lay volunteers operating in more than 250 regional offices throughout the United States.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- Partners on cancer accreditation
- Education and advocacy for oncology screenings: Colorectal, lung, mammogram, and HPV
- Tobacco cessation education
- Cancer treatment for the most vulnerable
- Proud sponsor of Relay for Life and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
The Tampa Bay Chamber is a not-for-profit business membership organization that helps promote the businesses and business interests of its members.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- Emerging Leaders
- Insight Tampa Bay Executive Leadership
- Leadership Tampa & Leadership Tampa Alumni
- Minority Business Accelerator
- Policy Council
- Women in Leadership
March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. March of Dimes believes that every baby deserves the best possible start. Unfortunately, not all babies get one.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- NICU education
- Support for underserved pregnant women
- Proud sponsor of March for Babies
The Arthritis Foundation is a not-for-profit business membership organization that helps promote the businesses and business interests of its members.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- Emerging Leaders
- Insight Tampa Bay Executive Leadership
- Leadership Tampa & Leadership Tampa Alumni
- Minority Business Accelerator
- Policy Council
- Women in Leadership
Home Base, a partnership of the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital, leads regional and national efforts to help service members, veterans and their families heal from the “Invisible Wounds:” traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress (PTS), and related conditions.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- Warrior Fitness Program
- “Invisible Wounds” partnership
- Partnership with Copperhead Charities
Since 1989, MORE HEALTH, Inc. has been working to improve the health of children, teens, and adults through interactive health and safety lessons. MORE HEALTH instructors have taught over 4 million students in schools throughout the Tampa Bay area, one lesson, and one classroom at a time.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- Proud founding sponsor
- Supporting school programs across Hillsborough County
- Community health and wellness education and awareness
The YMCA is the largest and oldest service organization in America, serving 17 million members in 120 countries. In Tampa Bay alone, it reaches more than 160,000 individuals each year through membership, programs, and outreach activities in our community. Through Our Vision 2020, we have laid the foundation to take the Tampa YMCA into the future so we can continue to serve the Tampa Bay community for years to come.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- Spinal Cord Injury Wellness Program
- Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Program
- Exercise is Medicine
- Children’s Health Fairs
- Kids and Family Health Education and Programming
The Specially Fit Foundation spreads awareness that anyone can participate in exercise despite perceived limitations. It provides year-round workouts, Special Olympic training, nutrition coaching, and mentorship for individuals with developmental disabilities.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- TGH supported the first “Specially Fit Games”
- Sponsorship of fitness program for special needs community members
Feeding Tampa Bay, part of the national Feeding America network, focuses on providing food to nearly 1 million food insecure families in the 10-county area of West Central Florida.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- Food Rx program for food insecure patients at HealthPark
- Community food pantry at TGH Healthpark
- Volunteers for Community Food Distribution
- Proud sponsor of Fork Fight
The mission of the University Area CDC is children and family development, crime prevention, and commerce growth. Its primary focus is the redevelopment and sustainability of the at-risk areas surrounding the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- Emerging Leaders
- Insight Tampa Bay Executive Leadership
- Leadership Tampa & Leadership Tampa Alumni
- Minority Business Accelerator
- Policy Council
- Women in Leadership
Tampa Bay Thrives is an innovative nonprofit helping people in the Tampa Bay area better address mental health and substance use issues by focusing primarily on: Navigation, Access and Awareness.
TGH Partnership Highlights:
- Emerging Leaders
- Insight Tampa Bay Executive Leadership
- Leadership Tampa & Leadership Tampa Alumni
- Minority Business Accelerator
- Policy Council
- Women in Leadership