Hospital CEO gets 10-year contract extension

Tampa General Hospital has extended the contract of its nationally recognized president and CEO, John Couris, for an additional 10 years.

The board offered the extension and Couris, hired in 2017 after a stint as CEO of Jupiter Medical Center on the state’s east coast, accepted, according to a statement.   

“We are extremely pleased to extend John’s agreement for another 10 years,” TGH Board Chair Phil Dingle says in the release. “His vision, approach to innovation, people-focused leadership style, ability to deliver financial stability and growth, and steady hand since assuming the CEO role in 2017 — including leading us through a global pandemic — gives us the utmost confidence Tampa General will continue its extraordinary progress under his leadership.”