Becker’s Healthcare Digital Health + Health IT Rachel Feinman of Tampa General Hospital Ventures
Nov 28, 2025
Rachel Feinman, Vice President of Innovation at Tampa General Hospital Ventures, discusses her journey in shaping the health system's innovation strategy. She highlights the importance of navigating regulatory uncertainty and leveraging technology and AI to enhance patient care. Rachel shares insights on scaling innovations like real-time location systems and emphasizes the significance of building on Tampa General's trusted brand. With a legal background that fuels her curiosity, she offers a unique perspective on the intersection of healthcare and innovation.
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Building TGH Ventures From The Ground Up
- Rachel Feinman joined Tampa General about five years ago and helped stand up TGH Ventures from scratch.
- She says the team has built a portfolio of over a dozen direct investments that impact the hospital.
Legal Training Boosts Curiosity And Deal Skills
- Feinman leverages her former attorney training to ask deep questions across diverse clinical and operational areas.
- She credits curiosity and deal negotiation experience as core strengths for an investor in healthcare innovation.
Regulatory Uncertainty Shapes Investment Strategy
- Regulatory uncertainty is a major headwind that shapes investment, partnership, and growth decisions at TGH.
- Feinman argues nimbleness lets the system treat some regulatory shifts as tailwinds if they can pivot quickly.