Workshop
AI for Healthcare Businesses — Intro Workshop
How modern AI search works, and the automations every practice should consider for intake, scheduling, and patient communication.
Coming Soon · Free
Now Forming · Founding Members
The new epicenter of healthcare innovation in Tampa Bay.
A premium community connecting practice owners, healthtech founders, and wellness leaders. Quietly building what's next for care across the bay.
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Tampa Bay, Florida27.95°N · 82.46°W
[01] The Opportunity
Tampa Bay has the talent, the demand, and the momentum. But we still have important challenges to solve.
[01] Nursing Shortage
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Projected nursing shortage in Florida by 2035 — Tampa Bay among the hardest hit.
Source: Florida Hospital Association
[02] Vacancy Rate
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Nursing vacancy rate statewide, with high turnover driving burnout.
Source: Florida Hospital Association, 2024
[03] Daily Inflow
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New Florida residents per day — over half aged 60+, concentrating demand in Tampa Bay.
Source: Florida Hospital Association
[04] Labor Burden
0%+
Of healthcare budgets consumed by labor costs alone.
Source: Redesign Health
[02] The Momentum
The good news? The momentum is already here. The same region producing the shortage is producing the innovation to solve it.
[01] Talent Pipeline
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Nursing students enrolled in West Central FL programs — 79% acceptance rate.
Source: FL Board of Nursing, 2023
[02] Innovation Engine
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USF's national ranking for most innovative university.
Source: U.S. News 2026
[03] Capital Available
$0M/yr
Florida's Healthcare Innovation Revolving Loan Fund — available to regional startups.
Source: SB 7018 / FL DOH
[04] Active R&D
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Patents secured by FL High Tech Corridor universities in 2025.
Source: National Academy of Inventors
Why now
Tampa Bay has the talent, the demand, and the momentum — but the people building the future of care aren't connected yet.
AI and automation are reshaping how patients find care, how practices operate, and how health businesses grow. Many of the region's professionals could use peer support, clear guidance, and direct access to the people building these tools.
Tampa Bay Health Connect brings them together — practice owners, developers, compliance leads, agency operators, and engineers — in one quietly serious community. All are welcome. All are here to learn and collaborate.
Membership
Who this is built for.
A curated, balanced ecosystem so every introduction has a reason — and every conversation can become a partnership.
A
Practice owners & operators
Dental offices, primary care, urgent care, and specialty practices navigating AI, patient acquisition, operations, and compliance.
B
Healthtech builders
Engineers, founders, and product leaders building the next generation of patient portals, automation, and AI diagnostics for Florida.
C
Wellness & home health
Integrative medicine, physical therapy, agency owners, and caregivers focused on preventative and continuous care.
What's coming
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Roundtable
Tampa Bay Healthcare + AI Roundtable
Small-group discussion for practice owners — what's working, what isn't, and where the industry is headed.
Coming Soon · Invite Only
Compliance
HIPAA + AI: What's Safe, What's Not
Practical guidance for healthcare operators integrating AI tools into clinical and administrative workflows.
Coming Soon · Free
Be part of what's next
Secure your place in the future of Tampa Bay health.
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