This key position will support Tampa General’s growth, expanding access to
leading-edge, academic-fueled health care in the Palm Beaches and on the Treasure Coast.
March 11, 2025 – Seasoned fundraising professional and Palm Beach Gardens native Janine M. Boylan has joined the Tampa General Hospital Foundation as executive director of development and major gifts. In this key role, Boylan will nurture and develop relationships with donors and engage the greater community to support Tampa General Hospital’s continued growth on Florida’s East Coast. Since 2020, Tampa General has been building an extensive network of services in the Palm Beaches and on the Treasure Coast, expanding the community’s access to leading-edge, academic-fueled medicine.
“Tampa General has amassed an impressive array of talented physicians in the Palm Beaches and on the Treasure Coast,” said Boylan. “I’m inspired by what I’ve seen unfold so far, and excited to rally more support to take it to the next level!”
Boylan comes to Tampa General after a successful 14-year run at the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation. She most recently served as its director of donor relations, helping to raise $300 million for the hospital’s capital campaign. Additionally, she was instrumental in developing the foundation’s donor relations program that emphasized cultivating meaningful, impactful relationships.
“I had the pleasure of working with Janine while she was with Jupiter Medical Center Foundation,” said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital. “She is a consummate professional and a proven fundraiser, with deep community connections. People know Janine, and they trust her.”
“Janine will be an incredible asset to our team at the Foundation,” said Frann Leppla, executive vice president and chief philanthropy officer at the Tampa General Hospital Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports the nonprofit Tampa General Hospital. “She’s an innovative fundraiser and advocate, with strong relationship-building skills.”
The youngest of four children, Boylan grew up in Palm Beach Gardens. She witnessed her parents start and build a successful regional business. “Their work ethic and dedication to customer service made a lasting impression and definitely influenced me throughout my career,” she said.
Boylan earned her Bachelor of Science degree in business and hospitality management from Florida State University and started her career in the food and beverage industry in Orlando, rising to the top of her field. With a desire to return to the Palm Beaches, she began consulting in the area and eventually moved back, where she transitioned to nonprofit fundraising.
“I love this community,” said Boylan. “In this role with the Tampa General Hospital Foundation, I hope to make a difference in people’s lives, so that they can access the best health care possible that Tampa General offers. To be on the front line as Tampa General continues to grow on the East Coast is an exciting opportunity.”
About Tampa General Hospital
Tampa General Hospital, a 981-bed, not-for-profit, academic health system, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region’s only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Hospitals, with two medical specialties ranking among the top 20 in the nation and eight medical specialties ranking among the top 50 best hospital programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic health system’s commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by three prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – in the top 100 nationally in the 2024 America’s Best Large Employers, the top 50 in Florida in the 2024 America’s Best Employers by State and the 2023 America’s Best Employers for Women. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2022, provided a net community benefit of approximately $240.3 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It was the nation’s busiest adult solid organ transplant center in 2024 and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Muma Children’s Hospital at TGH, the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital’s footprint includes TGH North, which is comprised of three hospitals and several outpatient locations in Citrus and Hernando counties, 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, two TGH Outpatient Centers, TGH Virtual Health, and 20 TGH Imaging outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by the Fast Track network of clinics. To see a medical care professional live anytime, anywhere on a smartphone, tablet, or computer, visit Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital (tgh.org). As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that provides real-time situational awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.