Funding For-profit hospital Website largomedical.com Phone +1 727-588-5200 Founded 1978 | Hospital type Teaching Lists Hospitals in Florida Number of beds 425 | |
Location 201 14th St SW Largo, FL 33770, Largo, Florida, United States Address 201 14th St SW, Largo, FL 33770, USA Hours Open today · Open 24 hours · See hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hours Similar Palms of Pasadena Hospital, St Petersburg General, Morton Plant Hospital, Memorial Hospital of Tampa, Mease Countryside Hospital | ||
Largo Medical Center is a 425-bed teaching hospital located in Largo, in the US state of Florida. The hospital has three campuses in Largo and in Clearwater, employs approximately 1,800 people, 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. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission.
History
In 2011, nurses at Largo Medical Center protested, with concerns regarding adequate staffing. Following the prior nurses' protest, which took place one year prior, the hospital became associated with the National Nurses Organizing Committee. The nurses at Largo Medical Center and other nearby hospitals, a total of 3,100 nurses, joined a nurses' union in 2012.
In 2012, a new chief executive officer was appointed, as Tony Degina replaced Ricky Satcher.