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Kids And Kubs Challenge Organ Transplant Team In Annual Game Nov. 18
Kids and Kubs' Player Cleo Stinyard, Challenged The Transplant Team To A Softball Game after his Kidney Transplant Surgery in 2014.
Tampa General Hospital's skilled surgical Organ Transplant Team will visit North Shore Park, 901 North Shore Blvd, St Petersburg, on Saturday, November 18. The softball game aims to increase public awareness about organ donation and transplanting organs at the hospital.
A featured event of the day will be the annual softball game with the Organ Transplant Team challenging the Kids and Kubs. The game is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM.
The event was initiated by Kids and Kubs' player Cleo Stinyard, who challenged the Transplant Team to a softball game after living through a kidney transplant 10 years ago. Tampa General is Florida's busiest transplant center, and TGH has performed an estimated 20,000 transplants over the past years.
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Tampa General was recently recognized as one of the World's Best Smart Hospitals for 2024 by Newsweek and Statista. This prestigious global accolade is a testament to Tampa General's commitment to harnessing cutting-edge technology to enable world-class patient care, improve care coordination, and streamline hospital operations.
Those attending the free event can receive information about pancreas and kidney transplants and donor opportunities.
