Newsroom & Press.
Member news, Chamber statements, media coverage and press contacts.
New businesses opening. Milestones reached. Awards won. Partnerships formed. Community impact made. This is where St. Pete business gets to celebrate itself — and where the Chamber makes sure those wins don’t go unnoticed.
We don’t just talk about St. Pete — we show up for it.
From the floors of the State Capitol to City Hall, from community forums to regional partnerships, the St. Pete Chamber is an active, vocal and proud champion for this city’s businesses and the people who run them. We track the legislation that affects you, engage the elected officials who represent you, and make sure the St. Pete business community always has a seat at the table.
Bianca Soler
Vice President, Executive Office & Brand
Where Chamber positions get said out loud.
Statements, testimony and forum remarks are published here alongside the press releases, so there is a single record of what the Chamber has actually said and when.
Chamber press releases and statements.
Official Chamber releases, statements and testimony, published in full. Journalists looking for comment on St. Pete business should contact the Chamber directly.
The live GrowthZone news listing appears here.
HCA Florida Northside Hospital collects school supplies
St. Petersburg, Fla. – August 14, 2023 − HCA Florida Northside Hospital caregivers collected school supplies for Blanton Elementary School to assist students and teachers in making the 2022-2023 school year the best ever! The caregivers donated bins of backpacks, binders, pencil cases and folders which was then delivered to the school as part of the hospital’s commitment to show up for students and teachers. HCA Florida Northside Hospital has provided supplies and other support to the school in the past. This year the donation is part of HCA Florida Healthcare’s first statewide We Show Up for Our Schools month of service in July. HCA Florida Northside Hospital is one of 570 affiliated sites of care in the HCA Florida Healthcare network.
About HCA Florida Northside Hospital
Serving the community since 1976, HCA Florida Northside Hospital is a 288-bed hospital, offering a full range of services including comprehensive and interventional stroke care, preventative and corrective cardiac care, full-service orthopedic and spine treatment an ER 24/7®, and general surgery. As one of the first hospitals in the area to achieve Atrial Fibrillation Certification (SCPC), our technologically advanced hospital allows our highly skilled physicians, nursing, and caregivers to serve our growing community. HCA Florida Northside Hospital is the first nationally recognized Comprehensive Stroke Center in Pinellas County and nationally recognized for quality and safety by earning an ‘A’ Patient Safety grade from the Leapfrog Group Spring 2020 and 2021. Our employees voted us a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace in 2020. With campus-based specialized services including the Heart Center of Excellence and Brain and Comprehensive Stroke Center, HCA Florida Northside Hospital continues to enhance and expand its services to better serve the community.
