Meet Our AdventHealth Tampa Leadership Team
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Erik Wangsness
President and Chief Executive Officer
Douglas Colburn
Chief Operating Officer
Jose Fernandez Duarte, MD
Chief Medical Officer
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Charity Carlisle
Chief Nursing Officer
Tyson Davis
Chief Financial Officer
Bob Brown
VP, Administrator, AdventHealth Pepin Heart Institute
Leading Care in Tampa, Florida
Your body. Your mind. Your spirit. AdventHealth Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida, is committed to providing the whole-person care that helps everyone in the community build a vibrant life of good health and great joy.
Discover How We’re Living Our Mission
As Florida’s physician shortage grows, AdventHealth Tampa is helping fill the gap
AdventHealth Tampa’s teaching hospital designation expands physician training, helping address Florida’s doctor shortage and improve care access.
Stroke survivor back behind the wheel after lifesaving care at AdventHealth Tampa
A truck driver's remarkable recovery highlights the advanced stroke care available at AdventHealth Tampa.
From silence to support: How one man’s mental health journey is helping others find healing
Johnny Crowder’s story inspires a text-based mental health solution now reaching the Tampa Bay community, supported by AdventHealth.
A nurse’s calling: Charity Carlisle on growing the next generation
With nearly 25 years at AdventHealth, Charity Carlisle reflects on compassionate, whole-person care and the joy of growing the next generation of nurses.
Tampa shines red for stroke awareness—because seconds matter
From bridges to parks, Tampa turns red to reinforce that stroke care is a race against the clock—and early action can protect your future.
Meet the AdventHealth 2026 Bucs Babies 'rookie class'
AdventHealth welcomes the 2026 Bucs Babies rookie class with an updated draft kit for new families.
AdventHealth welcomes Tampa Bay's littlest Bolts
AdventHealth celebrates Tampa Bay Lightning playoff run by welcoming newborns with their first Bolts jerseys at Tampa and Wesley Chapel hospitals.
Pro pickleball players inspire healthy habits for Hillsborough County students ahead of AdventHealth Tampa Bay PPA Challenger
Before the first serve of the AdventHealth Tampa Bay PPA Challenger tournament, professional pickleball players made a special stop at Jennings Middle School in Seffner to introduce students to one of...
University Area CDC and AdventHealth partnership expands housing and wellness opportunities for Tampa Bay veterans
More veterans in the Tampa Bay area will soon have access to safe, stable housing through a new partnership between University Area CDC and AdventHealth.
AdventHealth Tampa honors families during National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Families, caregivers and AdventHealth Tampa team members gathered for Always in Our Hearts: A Pregnancy and Infant Loss Memorial Evening in observance of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance...
Hillsborough County Declares February 7 as Wear Red Day to raise awareness for women’s heart health
AdventHealth cardiologists stress that women’s heart attack symptoms can be different and often subtle, like nausea, fatigue, jaw pain or upper back pain.
AdventHealth West Florida Division Hospitals celebrate the first babies of 2025
The New Year began with joy and celebration across AdventHealth West Florida Division hospitals as three families welcomed their bundles of joy on January 1, 2025.