Tampa General Hospital Launches Primary Care Services at New Diagnostic Center

Dr. Anastasios Mavrakis joins the Tampa General Medical Group
as the Diagnostic Center’s new primary care doctor.

 

Tampa, FL (March 2, 2023) – Tampa General Hospital (TGH) today announced the launch of primary care services at its new Diagnostic Center in St. Petersburg with the hiring of Dr. Anastasios Mavrakis, a Tampa General Medical Group primary care doctor.

 

The Diagnostic Center, located at 4949 4^th Street North in St. Petersburg, opened in the fall of 2022, offering urgent care to residents of the St. Petersburg area provided by TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track. TGH Cancer Institute surgical oncology services will be announced in the future to complete the triad of urgent care, primary care, and cancer care offered at the Diagnostic Center.

 

In addition, Tampa General also welcomes a new nurse navigator who will coordinate primary patient care at the Diagnostic Center, while connecting patients with the entire Tampa General Hospital network of specialists and services to help patients more easily access health care from the only academic medical center in the Tampa Bay region.

 

Mavrakis is a board-certified internist who joins Tampa General Medical Group following a four-year tenure as a primary care physician with St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston, where he also served as a clinical assistant professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He has been practicing internal medicine for more than 20 years and is fluent in English, Spanish, French, German, and Greek.

 

“I am thrilled to join Tampa General Hospital as part of the new primary care practice at the Diagnostic Center in St. Petersburg,” said Mavrakis. “I look forward to collaborating with multi-specialty providers in offering comprehensive, personalized, preventative care to the patients throughout the greater St. Petersburg community.”

 

“The launch of critical primary care services at the Tampa General Diagnostic Center represents phase two in delivering integrated and specialized urgent, primary and cancer care services — in one location — to the St. Petersburg region,” said Dr. Karna Patel, vice president of the Tampa General Medical Group. “Dr. Mavrakis’ commitment to collaborative care, fluency in multiple languages, and his detailed approach to health care will be a tremendous benefit to the patients we serve.”

 

The St. Petersburg location encompasses nearly 10,000 square feet and features a total of 19 patient exam rooms — split between primary care, urgent care, and cancer care services.

 

The St. Petersburg Diagnostic Center is home to the 16th TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track location in the Tampa Bay area. It is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and provides medical care for patients 3 months of age and older. Common illnesses and injuries are treated, including coughs, colds, fevers, ear infections, eye problems, and stomach issues. A list of additional conditions that are treated and procedures offered may be found at www.fasttrackurgentcare.com.

 

Other urgent care services include:

 

• On-site diagnostic procedures — X-rays, EKGs, blood draws, urinalyses, and drug screens.
• Employer solutions — pre-employment screenings, employment physicals and clearances, and assessments for workers’ compensation injuries.
• Prescriptions — certain prescriptions can be filled on-site.
• Seamless care – as part of Tampa General, TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track is connected to the hospital’s electronic medical records system. This accessibility improves care as Tampa General providers can access a patient’s medical history when determining a treatment plan.

 

TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track is the first system of urgent care centers in the Tampa Bay area to achieve accreditation through the Urgent Care Association (UCA). This is the highest level of distinction for urgent care centers and means that the locations have met all the UCA’s established standards and criteria for quality of patient care, safety, and scope of services. Additionally, TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track has received a commendation from UCS for its antibiotic stewardship and responsible prescribing practices in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

 

Walk-in appointments are available; however, an “On My Way” check-in is recommended. To use “On My Way” from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, visit Fast Pass | TGH Urgent Care (fasttrackurgentcare.com) or call 813-925-1903. All patients will be evaluated by a health care provider to determine appropriate care and testing. Emergencies are prioritized and wait times may vary due to the number of patients in the clinic.

 

For more information on Tampa General Medical Group, visit https://www.tgmg.org/.

 

ABOUT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL 

Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region’s only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center’s commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America’s Best Employers for Women and sixth out of 100 Florida companies in the 2022 America's Best Employers by State. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2021, provided a net community benefit worth more than $224.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation’s busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital’s footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics. To see a medical care 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 and 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, go to www.tgh.org.