He stole an ambulance while it was out on another call and tried to drive himself to the hospital, police said.
Hubert Lee Credit faces a charge of auto burglary and grand theft auto after he took the ambulance belonging to TransCare Medical Transportation Services.
Medical personnel with TransCare had responded to a call at 312 W Genesee St. shortly before 10:30 p.m.
While inside the home with a patient, they heard the engine fire up.
They looked outside and saw a man driving away with the emergency lights flashing, police said.
Using a global positioning device inside the ambulance, police tracked the vehicle.
They were able to stop it at N Tampa Street and E 26th Avenue, where Credit was arrested.
"I got beat up by four guys," he said, according to a police report. "I saw the ambulance, and I was going to drive myself to the hospital."
Credit had a puncture wound to his head and was taken to Tampa General Hospital for treatment.
