20th century Physician Samuel Carnes Harvard wanted to open a bigger hospital in Brooksville, Florida, with the help of Alfred McKethan, a local banker and businessman who
donated land for the hospital. The Brooksville City Council and the Hernando County Commission supported building the hospital. Money was raised with
bonds and donations, and Hernando County Hospital was built for
US$40,000. It officially opened on October 1, 1936 on
U.S. Route 41. In the same year Hernando County taxpayers supported expanding the hospital. In October 1991, the number of beds for the hospital was reduced to 91 after
Spring Hill Regional Hospital opened. Health Management Associates paid off $78 million of
debt owned by Regional Healthcare Inc. to its
creditors. It also paid Hernando County $300,000 each year in rent and it spent $25 million to make improvements on Brooksville Regional Hospital, Spring Hill Regional Hospital and PineBrook Regional Medical Center.
21st century In 2011, Brooksville Regional Hospital charged patients $104,000. That was way higher than the $62,092 state average. In late June 2013, Brooksville Regional Hospital was
rebranded by Health Management Associates to Bayfront Health Brooksville. On July 30, Community Health Systems agreed to purchase Health Management Associates for $7.6 billion. On January 24, 2014, the
Federal Trade Commission approved the merger of Health Management Associates with Community Health Systems. On December 1, 2021, Bayfront Health Brooksville rebranded to Bravera Health Brooksville. On July 24, 2023, Community Health Systems announced that Tampa General Hospital would purchase Bravera Health Brooksville and two other Bravera Health hospitals for $290 million. It was later adjusted to $294 million. On December 1, Tampa General Hospital officially took over the management of Bravera Health. Bravera Health Brooksville was rebranded to TGH Brooksville and will be part of the TGH North division. ==See also==