Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation Honors Donor

Main Hospital Tower Renamed Tiedemann Tower

CLEARWATER, Fla., (March 2, 2016) -- The Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation honored Kate Tiedemann and Ellen Cotton last week for their generous gift of $5 million to fund the intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) for Morton Plant Hospital’s new neurosurgical operating suite in the Doyle Tower.

During the event, the new Tiedemann Tower sign was lit for the first time to mark the naming of the current main hospital tower, the Tiedemann Tower.

“We are grateful for the generosity of Kate Tiedemann and Ellen Cotton,” said Kris Hoce, president of Morton Plant Hospital. “Gifts like this have allowed Morton Plant Hospital to provide leading-edge health care to our community for 100 years.”

Using the iMRI doctors can image patients during surgery, particularly brain surgery, to help confirm if surgery was successful or if additional surgery is needed before the patient’s head is closed.

The iMRI will be in Morton Plant Hospital’s new neurosurgical operating suite in the Doyle Tower. Scheduled to open in 2017, the Doyle Tower will add approximately 200,000 square feet to the hospital’s patient care and ancillary services space. The $200 million project will include private patient rooms, an additional main entrance to the hospital, a new surgical center, women’s services and orthopedics units.

The Doyle Tower is the centerpiece of a transformation to help the hospital meet the community’s health care needs for the future.

About Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation
For more than 35 years, Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation has provided philanthropic support to the not-for-profit hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care, including Morton Plant, Clearwater; Mease Dunedin; Mease Countryside, Safety Harbor; and Morton Plant North Bay, New Port Richey.

About Morton Plant Hospital
Since 1916, Morton Plant Hospital has been committed to improving the health of all we serve through community-owned health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. Our 687-bed hospital is proud to offer nationally recognized care delivered in more than 50 specialty areas. Morton Plant Hospital offers innovative, accessible, and quality services to provide our community with a lifetime of compassionate, convenient care. Check out information on Morton Plant’s 100th Anniversary at www.MortonPlant100.org. For more information, call (727) 953-6877, or visit us on Facebook or at 300 Pinellas St., Clearwater, Fla.

About BayCare Health System
BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 14 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions. Inpatient and outpatient services include acute care, primary care, imaging, laboratory, behavioral health, home care, and wellness. Our mission is to improve the health of all we serve through community-owned, health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. For more information, visit BayCare on the Web at www.BayCare.org.