56 Florida Hospitals Recognized For Safety, Experience In New Report

FLORIDA — Fifty-six hospitals in Florida were among hundreds across the country recently recognized for safety and patient experience by Healthgrades, a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals and health care providers.

The hospital quality awards announced earlier this month are the 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award, presented to 445 hospitals in 44 states, and the Outstanding Patient Experience Award, presented to 419 hospitals in 47 states. Only 83 hospitals, or 2 percent of hospitals nationwide, received both awards, according to a news release.

The safety awards were presented to the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide. These facilities reported zero instances of foreign objects being left behind after a procedure and also have strong safety records on hospital falls that result in hip fractures, collapsed lungs due to a procedure or surgery, pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital, and catheter-related bloodstream infections.

The patient experience awards recognized the top 15 percent of hospitals nationwide, based on criteria such as doctor communication, nurse communication and clear communication about care upon discharge.

The hospitals in Florida recognized for safety excellence in 2023 were:

• HCA Florida JFK Hospital, Atlantis
• HCA Florida JFK North Hospital, West Palm Beach
• HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura
• HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Brandon
• Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater
• Orlando Health South Lake Hospital, Clermont
• Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cocoa Beach
• Coral Gables Hospital, Coral Gables
• Adventhealth Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach
• AdventHealth DeLand, Deland
• Mease Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin
• HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, Englewood
• Baptist Medical Center Nassau, Fernandina Beach
• HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, Fort Walton Beach
• HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
• HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital, Hudson
• Baptist Medical Center Beaches, Jacksonville Beach
• Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital, Jacksonville
• HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville
• Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville
• HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, Kissimmee
• HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, Lake City
• Lehigh Regional Medical Center, Lehigh Acres
• HCA Florida Northwest Hospital, Margate
• Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne
• HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Miami
• Keralty Hospital Miami, Miami
• HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, Ocala
• HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, Ocala
• Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital, Ocoee
• HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital, Okeechobee
• Oviedo Medical Center, Oviedo
• Adventhealth Palm Coast, Palm Coast
• Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, Pensacola
• Baptist Hospital, Pensacola
• HCA Florida West Hospital, Pensacola
• HCA Florida Westside Hospital, Plantation
• HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Port Saint Lucie
• HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital, St. Petersburg
• HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital, Sanford
• HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital, Sarasota
• HCA Florida Capital Hospital, Tallahassee
• HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital, Tamarac
• St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa
• St. Josephs Hospital - North, Lutz
• St. Joseph's Hospital - South, Riverview
• HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, Trinity
• Adventhealth Zephyrhills, Zephyrhills

These hospitals in Florida were recognized for outstanding patient experience in 2023:

• Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater
• Mease Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin
• Baptist Medical Center Beaches, Jacksonville Beach
• Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville
• Viera Hospital, Melbourne
• Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf, Port Saint Joe
• Mariners Hospital, Tavernier
• Adventhealth Wauchula, Wauchula

The data used by Healthgrades’ data scientists and clinical experts to compile the scorecards is reviewed annually by the company’s internal Quality Advisory Board and the outside Special Clinical Experts board. Learn more about the methodology.