This gift symbolizes a major investment in world-class care for colorectal cancer patients in Tampa Bay and further.
TAMPA, Florida., July 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Foundation has received a generous and substantial gift from philanthropists John and Susan Sykes to establish a new Center for Excellence in Colorectal Cancer at the TGH Cancer Institute.
“Patients come to Tampa General for world-class care and next-generation treatments and therapies. Thanks to the generosity of John and Susan Sykes“We can further enhance our capacity to deliver the highest level of academic medicine and cancer care,” he said. John Kourispresident and CEO of Tampa General Hospital.John and Susan Sykes share our belief that through innovation and investment, we can improve patient outcomes and advance clinically driven treatments and life-saving care – care that can only be delivered by the region’s unique academic health care system and leading physicians like Dr. Jorge Marcet.”
The center, which will be known as the Susan and John Sykes Center of Excellence in Colorectal Cancer at TGH Cancer Institute, will support the patient care, education and research mission of TGH and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine’s Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Led by Marcet, professor in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine’s Department of Surgery and medical director of Colorectal Surgery Services at TGH Cancer Institute, the Sykes Center of Excellence will focus on providing the highest level of care in the prevention and treatment of colon and rectal cancers and other complex colorectal diseases. Marcet and his illustrious team are at the forefront of advancing translational research to bring scientific discoveries to practice more quickly and efficiently.
“In recent years, we have made great advances in the treatment and care of colorectal cancers,” said Dr. Eduardo M. SotomayorVice President and Executive Director of the TGH Cancer Institute. “This transformative gift of John and Susan Sykes will enable us to build a framework to make the Sykes Center of Excellence in Colorectal Cancer a national destination of clinical excellence for people suffering from this disease, while providing a more advanced level of treatment and innovative care to patients. We are beyond grateful for their support and generosity.”
The Sykes’ are inspired by Marcet’s groundbreaking care for patients in the diagnosis, treatment and advancement of colorectal cancer care over the years. Marcet’s support for an earlier screening age for colorectal cancer has dramatically improved patient outcomes.
“As longtime supporters of Tampa General Hospital, we greatly admire the unique combination of clinical expertise and world-class compassionate care that Dr. Marcet and the colorectal team at TGH Cancer Institute provide,” said John and Susan Sykes“We are excited to help establish a new Center of Excellence in Colorectal Cancer, with the goal of continuously improving treatment and care for patients today and tomorrow.”
“Through their philanthropy and kindness, the Sykes’ will play an active role in helping patients gain more treatment options and a better quality of life,” Marcet said. “We are endlessly grateful for this very meaningful gift. At a time when colorectal cancer rates are rising in people under 50 and in an environment of rapid advances in cancer care, an important role of the Susan and John Sykes Center of Excellence in Colorectal Cancer will be to serve as a resource for the education and training of future physicians and nurses as experts in the field, and to help foster innovation in the development of new and improved treatments for colorectal diseases in our community.”
“We are so honored that the Sykes have chosen to support Tampa General and the Cancer Institute with this generous gift,” said Frans Lepplasenior vice president of development and chief philanthropy officer of the TGH Foundation. “It will significantly boost our efforts to drive innovation and provide patients around the world with world-class, research-based care Tampa Bay region and the state.”
In 2022, the TGH Cancer Institute received a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Cancer, a quality program established by the American College of Surgeons. In 2023, Newsweek placed the TGH Cancer Institute in the top 3% of cancer hospitals in the United States And Becker’s Hospital Review named the academic health system to its list of 100 Best Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs.
Tampa General’s oncology physicians provide the highest level of multidisciplinary care in the treatment of lung, colorectal, breast, prostate, gynecologic, head and neck, neurologic and hematologic malignancies, including specialized care in solid organ transplantation, bone marrow transplantation and cell therapies within the setting of a nationally recognized academic health center.
For more information about the TGH Cancer Institute, visit https://www.tgh.org/institutes-and-services/cancer-institute.
ABOUT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Tampa General Hospital, a 981-bed, not-for-profit, academic health system, is one of the largest hospitals in America, delivering world-class care as the region’s only center for Level I trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 Best Hospitals, with six specialties ranked among the top 50 best hospital programs in the United StatesTampa General Hospital has been designated a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic health system’s commitment to the growth and development of its team members has been recognized by three prestigious rankings from Forbes magazine: among the nation’s top 100 in the 2024 America’s Best Large Employers, the 2023 America’s Best Employers for Women, and the top 25 in Florida in America’s Best Employers by State for 2023. Tampa General is the safety-net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and delivering a net community benefit of approximately $240.3 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education and financial support to community health organizations Tampa Bay. It is one of the busiest adult solid organ transplant centers in the country and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General is home to a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center and its 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is the largest on Florida’s west coast. It is also home to Muma Children’s Hospital at TGH, the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital’s footprint includes TGH North, which consists of three hospitals and several outpatient clinics in Citrus And Hernando counties, 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Outpatient Center, TGH Virtual Health and 21 TGH Imaging outpatient radiology centers in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas And palm tree beach provinces. Tampa Bay Area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics. To see a healthcare professional live, anytime, anywhere on a smartphone, tablet or computer, visit Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital (tgh.org). As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare to open a clinical command center that provides real-time situational awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, visit www.tgh.org.
ABOUT USF HEALTH
USF Health’s mission is to envision and implement the future of health care. It is a partnership of USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Public Health, Taneja College of Pharmacy, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Biomedical Sciences Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, and USF Health’s multispecialty physician group. University of South Floridaa high-impact research university committed to student success and community engagement, generating an annual economic impact of more than 6 billion dollars. Through hundreds of millions of dollars in research activities each year, USF is a leader in solving global problems and improving lives. For more information, visit health.usf.edu.
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