St. Joseph's strives to be the regional leader in medical excellence by improving the health of our community through accessible, compassionate and family-focused health care services. Founded as a mission by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, St. Joseph’s Hospital has served the health care needs of the Tampa Bay community since 1934. It is the largest not-for-profit health care provider in Hillsborough County and chosen as the Consumer Choice Winner eight years in a row.

Patients and families can have complete confidence in the high technology medical care provided at the hospital, while also taking comfort in the St. Joseph's philosophy of family-focused care. The Cancer Institute, Heart Institute and Neuroscience/Stroke program as well as the Level II State approved trauma center offers the most "Advanced Care in the Right Hands" in the Tampa Bay area.