Tampa General Hospital buys three medical centers for nearly $300M

Tampa General Hospital signed an agreement to acquire Bravera Health network — including Bravera Health Brooksville, Bravera Health Spring Hill and Bravera Health Seven Rivers and their related businesses, including physician clinic operations and outpatient services — from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems Inc., TGH officials say in a late Monday news release.

The acquisition indicates TGH sees a market in the growing bedroom community of Hernando County, which sits north of Pasco County and is part of the Tampa metropolitan region, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Community Health Systems says TGH paid $290 million for the 120-bed Brooksville hospital, the 128-bed Bravera Health Seven Rivers in Crystal River and the 124-bed Spring Hill hospital, as well as associated assets.