Support Groups

This group provides a forum for people living with diabetes and their family/friends to facilitate self-management.

Better Breathers Club

This support group is free and open to patients and family members at all stages of chronic kidney disease, including dialysis patients, transplant patients, and their caregivers.

Grupo de apoyo de la diabetes (Diabetes Support Group) Este grupo le da la bienvenida a pacientes con diabetes, sus amistades y miembros de su familia. (This group warmly welcomes all patients with diabetes, their friends, and family members.)

This educational support group provides stroke survivors, caregivers and all interested individuals with information about stroke awareness, recovery and prevention.

Tampa General Hospital’s Cancer support group is designed to benefit people living with cancer: patients, family members, caregivers, and close friends.

Tampa General Hospital’s Head and Neck Cancer Community in collaboration with USF Health Department of Otolaryngology provides head and neck cancer survivors, caregivers, and all interested individuals with information about head and neck cancer awareness, recovery, and prevention.

The Tampa General Hospital Electrophysiology Center of Excellence Atrial Fibrillation program offers a support group for all patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), their family members and caregivers.

Tampa General Hospital’s Transplant Caregiver Support Group is designed to benefit the caregivers, families and friends of transplanted patients and those awaiting transplant. Tampa General Hospital’s Transplant Caregiver Support Group is designed to benefit the caregivers, families and friends of transplanted patients and those awaiting transplant.

This support group is open to pre and post lung transplant patients their caregivers or family members.

The Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease Support Group is for patients with pulmonary fibrosis or advanced lung disease, their family members and caregivers.

Tampa General Hospital, in partnership with AngioScreen®, is providing screenings that look for areas of cholesterol build-up in your arteries.

The TGH Heart & Vascular Institute Limb Preservation-PAD Program Amputation Support Group provides a safe and supportive environment for current and former patients living with limb loss or limb difference, as well as their caregivers and family members. TGH is a proud hospital partner of the Amputee Coalition.

The experts at Tampa General Hospital and USF Health invite you to learn more about Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a special lecture panel and meet and greet of the multidisciplinary team who care for patients with this specific condition.

The aim of this group is to support HFpEF patients and their caregivers as they navigate their heart failure journey. The support group will provide a space to share experiences with one another and will also be an educational opportunity to gain a better understanding of the disease process and treatment plans.  

A.W.A.K.E. (Alert, Well and Keeping Energetic) is the official support group of the American Sleep Apnea Association.  A.W.A.K.E support groups provide education and resources for sleep disorder patients and CPAP users across the nation. 

TGH Heart & Vascular Institute Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Support Group aims to improve the quality of life for those living with any type of heart disease. This support group will provide a space to share experiences with one another and will also be an educational opportunity to gain a better understanding of the various types of heart disease and treatment plans.  

TGH’s Heart & Vascular Center of Excellence Heart Disease Education & Support Group aims to improve the quality of life for those living with any type of heart disease. This support group will provide a space to share experiences with one another and will also be an educational opportunity to gain a better understanding of the various types of heart disease and treatment plans.  

The Tampa General Hospital Essential Tremors Support group provides a safe and supportive environment for patients living with the neurological condition.

Tampa General Hospital’s Transplant Support Group is designed to benefit those who have been transplanted or waiting for transplant, their caregivers or family members.