Largo Medical Center

Largo Medical Center
Hospital Corporation of America
Geography
Location 201 14th St SW Largo, FL 33770, Largo, Florida, United States
Organization
Funding For-profit hospital
Hospital type Teaching
Services
Beds 425
History
Founded 1978[1]
Links
Website largomedical.com
Lists Hospitals in Florida

Largo Medical Center is a 425-bed teaching hospital located in Largo, in the US state of Florida. The hospital has two campuses in Largo, a free standing Emergency Room in Clearwater, and 1,250 employees,[1] and is owned by Hospital Corporation of America, a Nashville, Tennessee-based company. As a teaching facility, Largo Medical Center operates a number of osteopathic residency programs.[2][3] The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission.[4]

History

In 2011, nurses at Largo Medical Center protested, with concerns regarding adequate staffing.[5] Following the prior nurses' protest, which took place one year prior, the hospital became associated with the National Nurses Organizing Committee.[5] The nurses at Largo Medical Center and other nearby hospitals, a total of 3,100 nurses, joined a nurses' union in 2012.[6]

In 2012, a new chief executive officer was appointed, as Tony Degina replaced Ricky Satcher.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hospital Information". Largo Medical Center.
  2. "Graduate Medical Education". Largo Medical Center.
  3. "NSUCOM/Largo Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency". American Osteopathic Association.
  4. "Largo Medical Center". Consumer Reports.
  5. 1 2 Stein, Letitia (October 18, 2011). "Nurses protest at HCA Largo Medical Center". Tampa Bay Times.
  6. Staff (May 7, 2012). "Tampa Bay locations among HCA hospitals to unionize". Tampa Bay Business Journal.
  7. Hobson, Will (August 4, 2012). "Largo Medical Center's new CEO aims to improve patient satisfaction ratings". Tampa Bay Times.

Coordinates: 27°54′50″N 82°48′11″W / 27.914°N 82.803°W / 27.914; -82.803

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