Tampa health care giant takes over ownership of behavioral health center

BayCare Health System has announced it now owns Northside Behavioral Health Center in Tampa, after seven years of managing the facility. Terms of the deal, which went into effect Jan. 1, weren't disclosed. 

Renamed BayCare Northside Behavioral Health Center, the center provides individuals and families comprehensive, innovative and affordable behavioral health care services, according to a statement. 

"Behavioral health care is essential for the total health of all patients," BayCare President and CEO Stephanie Conners says in the release. "We are stronger together, leveraging BayCare's resources to support Northside's commitment to meeting patients where they are."