Tampa General's Women's Institute
certified nurse midwife Dr. Jessica
Brumley will lead the American College of
Nurse-Midwives.
TAMPA,
Fla., June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa
General Hospital (TGH) today announced that Jessica Brumley, CNM, PhD, FACNM, a certified
nurse midwife at Tampa General Hospital and associate professor
and director of the Division of Midwifery, at USF Health
Morsani College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, has been named president of the American College
of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). She will serve in the national position
for two years.
Dr. Brumley was vice president of the ACNM for three years
before serving as president-elect for a year. In addition, she has
held various positions with the ACNM, including Tampa chapter chair, Florida affiliate president and numerous
national committee chairs within the organization. Brumley was
recognized as Tampa General's Midwife of the Year in 2018 and 2019
and helped to develop and implement labor support trainings
throughout Florida with a focus on
reducing the low-risk cesarean section rate through a partnership
with the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative.
"Over the past few years, Dr. Brumley has made a tremendous
impact on midwifery education and practice at USF, Tampa General
Hospital and throughout the state of Florida. She will lead the American College of
Nurse-Midwives and will contribute to their success," said
Judette Louis, MD, MPH, chief of the
TGH Women's Institute and James M. Ingram Professor and Chair,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USF Health Morsani College
of Medicine. "She continues to be an incredible advocate for care
practices, tools and policies that support family-centered
maternity care at Tampa General and beyond."
The American College of Nurse-Midwives is the professional
association that represents certified nurse-midwives and certified
midwives in the United States. The
organization sets the standard for excellence in midwifery
education and practice in the country and strengthens the capacity
of midwives in developing countries. Its members are primary
care providers throughout the lifespan, with a special emphasis on
pregnancy, childbirth and gynecologic and reproductive health.
"Dr. Brumley's commitment to maternal health has enabled Tampa
General to deliver extraordinary care and support to mothers and
their newborns," said Melissa
Golombek, DNP, vice president of the TGH Women's Institute
and Muma Children's Hospital at TGH. "We look forward to seeing her
extend the expertise she's provided at TGH and improving midwifery
services for women across the country."
TGH is ranked a top 10 hospital in the nation and the
highest-ranked hospital in Florida
for Obstetrics & Gynecology by U.S. News & World
Report for 2023-24. Additionally, Tampa General is
named a Best Maternity Hospital 2024 by Newsweek. TGH has
also achieved a Level IV designation in maternal care from The
Joint Commission — the gold standard in accreditation. This
encompasses a range of obstetric services, from routine
prenatal care to high-risk obstetric and neonatal services, aimed
at optimizing outcomes for both mothers and newborns.
ABOUT TAMPA GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Tampa General Hospital, a 981-bed, not-for-profit,
academic health system, 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 2023-24 Best Hospitals, with six specialties ranking among
the top 50 best hospital 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 health system's commitment to
growing and developing its team members is recognized by three
prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – in the top 100 nationally in
the 2024 America's Best Large Employers, the 2023 America's Best
Employers for Women, and the top 25 in Florida in the 2023 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 2022, provided a net community benefit of approximately
$240.3 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 five
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 Muma Children's Hospital at
TGH, the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit,
and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General
Hospital's footprint includes TGH North which is comprised of three
hospitals and several outpatient locations in Citrus and Hernando counties, 17 Tampa General Medical
Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH
Outpatient Center, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH
Imaging 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.
ABOUT USF HEALTH
USF Health's mission is to envision
and implement the future of health. It is the partnership of the
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the
College of Public Health, the Taneja College of Pharmacy, the
School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, the
Biomedical Sciences Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, and USF
Health's multispecialty physicians' group. The University of South Florida, a high-impact research
university dedicated to student success and committed to community
engagement, generates an annual economic impact of more than
$6 billion. Through hundreds of
millions of dollars in research activity each year, USF is a leader
in solving global problems and improving lives. For more
information, visit health.usf.edu.
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