Tampa General Hospital announced on February 4 that it entered into a partnership with Gastro Florida. Terms were not disclosed.
Gastro Florida is a gastroenterology practice with 42 locations in the Tampa Bay, Florida MSA. In addition to its gastro facilities, it operates surgical centers with a focus on digestive conditions. According to its website, there are more than 40 physicians on staff with a support team of more than 20 members.
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic health system, is one of the largest hospitals in America and is the region’s only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care.
“Expanding access to high-quality, academic-driven care is central to our mission at Tampa General,” said John Couris, President and CEO of Tampa General Hospital. “By welcoming Gastro Florida into the Tampa General Provider Network, we are uniting leading gastroenterology expertise with the full strength of our academic health system to deliver more coordinated, advanced and patient-centered care across the Tampa Bay region and beyond.”
According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this transaction represents the 59th Physician Medical Group acquisition of 2026, and the first in the gastroenterology specialty. There were eight gastroenterology transactions announced in 2025, and seven in 2024.
