Tampa General Hospital

"The organization is very top heavy. There aren't enough front line workers. Top management continues to hire from outside the organization and promote themselves. Benefits are aimed for high earners and not woman friendly. The CEO continuously says fertility treatment benefits isn't an industry standard when it is. PTO is generous but you can never actually get time off. "

"I worked for Tampa General Hospital in Organizational Development, a part of Human Resources, for ten years. While I was initially proud and happy to be part of the organization, it’s no longer an organization I would recommend for employment or for patient care. Tampa General is not invested in people, it’s not invested in the community and it’s not invested in your health or well-being. TGH is invested in its bottom line and the current leaderships true goal is solely to make money. In my final years working there, I observed so many patient safety issues, down to patients physically falling, lack of staff to provide adequate care, cleanliness and facility issues and poor medical record documentation that continued to result in patient care errors and malpractice law suits. There were times, clinics were so poorly run, they wouldn’t have certain medically necessary materials in stock but continued to see and treat patients. I had a surgery at TGH, which left me with an umbilical hernia, requiring additional surgery and my experience giving birth there was subpar, starting with the urine on the patient room floor. Any way that corners could be cut, they were. Go-Lives, Acquisitions and IT projects were not given adequate timelines or support, creating further patient safety issues. Because I witnessed this first hand, I will no longer recommend others to receive care there or go there for my own care. TGH claims to be invested in their employees yet the salaries are amongst the lowest in the state and nation, so low, they can’t maintain staff and have to hire employees lacking appropriate education and experience for their roles. What lead to my own departure, another manager in my departments role was eliminated. I was expected to take on all of her duties and responsibilities as well as the East Coast Expansion in West Palm Beach, but I was given no additional compensation. Sadly, the manager they let go, had a higher level of education than me and more experience, which tells you, they eliminated her and gave me the work because I was cheaper labor. From disabilities to gender, discrimination is common. Often, in my department , my male colleagues would ask for an increase without additional work duties. They’d be invited to the directors office to discuss their pay. When given the duties of another manager, I asked for an increase but was never given an opportunity to discuss with the director. I was told “No.” just “No”. After ten years of investing my career in TGH , that’s how I was treated. They couldn’t even be bothered to thank me for taking on the additional duties. During the USF Merger, many USF employees were mislead and lost benefits and pay. TGH claims to invest in their people by offering college tuition. The amount given is very low and they really encourage you to attend fast track online schools, that most organizations will not accept a degree from. For an organization claiming to be world class, You would think they would invest a world class education in their people to match their marketing lingo. There is no direction, no common goal. We were told from the CEO to be “the best”. What is the best? How do we measure this and what is the expectation? Unfortunately, his big words further divided the organization. Without a clear common goal, everyone does their own thing and their own version of the best, instead of working together to provide the care to patients. It’s very much a shame and I trurly regret I gave this company ten years of my career. I also regret ever receiving care there. TGH should be ashamed. Go to Baycare. I previously worked for Adventists and have also been a patient with them - they care. I’ve been a patient a Baycare and it was a wonderful experience. Go back to West Palm, Couris. Tampa Bay needs leaders that care for the health and well being of this community, not for their bottom lines and pockets."

"Run, unless you just want a job, if you’re in the healthcare field for the wrong reasons, don’t work here. They don’t care about patients."

"Have to use vacation time for maternity leave and holidays."