Tampa Bay Area Hospitals Ranked First to Worst

When it comes to patient care, not all Tampa Bay area hospitals rank among the best.

The latest Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Compare list was compiled after researchers looked at data for nearly 5,000 hospitals across the country. The results of surveys from patients were also used to rank the centers in regard to in-patient care.

In the latest report, a number of Tampa Bay area hospitals ranked well. Only one facility, however, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, managed to earn the coveted 5-star ranking. Six hospitals in the region garnered 1-star rankings.

Poor scores can result lower reimbursement rates from Medicare under the government’s value-based purchasing program, according to the survey.

CMS, a consumer-oriented website that provides information on how well hospitals provide recommended care to their patients, updated its rankings on Oct. 8, which are based on patient responses to Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems surveys between Jan.1 and Dec. 31, 2014. Patients receive these at the end of their care and are asked to answer questions on the quality of the experience they received from each hospital.

Here’s the full list of the latest CMS rankings for the Tampa Bay area:

• Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, Wesley Chapel, 5 Stars
• Mease Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, 4 Stars
• St. Anthony’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, 4 Stars
• Florida Hospital Carrollwood, Tampa, 4 Stars
• St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, 4 Stars
• Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 4 Stars
• Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, 4 Stars
• South Florida Baptist Hospital, Plant City, 4 Stars
• Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor, 4 Stars
• Florida Hospital North Pinellas, Tarpon Springs, 3 Stars
• Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, New Port Richey, 3 Stars
• Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, 3 Stars
• Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, Sarasota, 3 Stars
• Medical Center of Trinity, Trinity, 3 Stars
• Bayfront Health, St. Petersburg, 2 Stars
• Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, 2 Stars
• Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, Zephyrhills, 2 Stars
• Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, 2 Stars
• Florida Hospital Tampa, Tampa, 2 Stars
• St. Petersburg General Hospital, St. Petersburg, 2 Stars
• Bayfront Health Dade City, Dade City, 2 Stars
• Blake Medical Center, Bradenton, 2 Stars
• Northside Hospital, St. Petersburg, 2 Stars
• Largo Medical Center, Largo, 2 Stars
• Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson, 2 Stars
• Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, Bradenton, 2 Stars
• Bayfront Health Brooksville, Brooksville, 1 Star
• Palms of Pasadena, St. Petersburg, 1 Star
• Memorial Hospital of Tampa, 1 Star
• Brandon Regional Hospital, Brandon, 1 Star
• Tampa Community Hospital, Tampa, 1 Star
• South Bay Hospital, Sun City Center, 1 Star

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