Northside Hospital &Tampa Bay Heart Institute

At Northside Hospital, we are proud to provide our community with the latest technology, delivered by a dedicated team of skilled medical professionals, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition, Northside Hospital is a teaching hospital accredited by the American Osteopathic Association for the Internship and Residency Program. Founded in 1976, Northside Hospital & Heart Institute is a 288-bed facility located in the heart of South Pinellas County.At Northside Hospital, you will find many of the advanced capabilities of a large regional medical center, including state-of-the-art diagnostic and surgical services. This unique facility offers highly sophisticated specialties including the Spine Care Center and Northside Imaging Center. In addition, emergency care, critical, intensive, neurointensive care, orthopedics, a wide range of rehabilitative services, plus programs specifically designed for the needs of seniors are available.While Northside Hospital offers the services, specialties and programs you'd expect to find in a large medical center, our special brand of caring is delivered in the comfortable, intimate setting of a neighborhood hospital. Our more than 400 affiliated doctors and highly qualified staff of trained healthcare professionals are among the very best in Florida.At Northside Hospital, we also enjoy strong relationships with the nation's leading health insurance providers. We recognize and honor virtually all group and individual plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. __________________________________________________ ADVANCED TECHNOLOGYNorthside Hospital provides potential emergency room patients average ER wait times, before they make the trip. Patients can text 23000 with the word ER in the text body to find out the wait time from their cell phone.Electronic Health Record (EHR) – With EHR, access to patient health information is simplified and patient safety and quality improved. Our hospitals have brought numerous clinical components for the EHR on-line through major investments in technology. Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) –The PACS system immediately digitizes images such as X-rays, and other scans including CT, MRI and PET, so they can be stored and electronically viewed on screens anywhere. This enables doctors and other health care professionals to access the images, even remotely, and to compare new images with previous images at the touch of a button. Electronic Medication Bar Coding System (eMAR) – We led a national effort to reduce medication errors by placing this system in all of our hospitals. Bar codes on medications are scanned at the patient's bedside, providing our clinical staff with an effective tool to ensure that the right patient receives the right medication at the right time through the right route. __________________________________________________ Accreditations and CertificationsACCREDITED HOSPITAL (JOINT COMMISSION) ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER WITH PCI (SCPC) CERTIFIED ADVANCED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER (JOINT COMMISSION)