20+ Specialty Hospitals Ranked Among Best In Florida

FLORIDA — More than two dozen Florida hospitals were ranked the best in their area of specialty in a new ranking released this week by Healthgrades, an online physician and hospital locator.

Healthgrades evaluated 4,500 hospitals across more than 30 common procedures and conditions to determine the 250 that received 2024 America’s Best Hospitals Awards. At the same time, the organization ranked hospitals in 32 states across 18 specialty areas to determine its Specialty State Rankings.

Hospitals in Florida included in this ranking are:

Cardiac Care:

1. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
2. Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando
3. Downtown Baker Hospital, Naples
4. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
5. Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville

Cardiac Surgery:

1. Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota
2. HCA Florida JFK Hospital, Atlantis
3. Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater
4. Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood
5. UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville

Cardiology:

1. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
2. Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando
3. Downtown Baker Hospital, Naples
4. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
5. Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville

Coronary Intervention:

1. Adventhealth Sebring, Sebring
2. Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center: Orlando
3. Downtown Baker Hospital, Naples
4. Adventhealth Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach
5. HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, Kissimmee

Cranial Neurosurgery:

1. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
2. HCA Florida Largo Hospital, Largo
3. Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville
4. Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach
5. HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura

Critical Care:

1. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
2. HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, Orange Park
3. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
4. HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, Trinity
5. HCA Florida Largo Hospital, Largo

Gastrointestinal Care:

1. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
2. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
3. Downtown Baker Hospital, Naples
4. HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, Orange Park
5. HCA Florida Largo Hospital, Largo

Gastrointestinal Medical:

1. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
2. Downtown Baker Hospital, Naples
3. Cape Coral Hospital, Cape Coral
4. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
5. Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando

Gastrointestinal Surgery:

1. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
2. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
3. Downtown Baker Hospital, Naples
4. HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital, Port Charlotte
5. HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, Trinity

Joint Replacement:

1. HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, Ocala
2. HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Port Saint Lucie
3. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
4. HCA Florida Blake Hospital, Bradenton
5. HCA Florida Capital Hospital, Tallahassee

Neurosciences:

1. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
2. HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, Orange Park
3. Downtown Baker Hospital, Naples
4. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
5. Gulf Coast Medical Center, Fort Myers

Orthopedic Surgery:

1. HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, Ocala
2. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
3. HCA Florida JFK Hospital, Atlantis
4. HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital, Port Charlotte
5. HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Port Saint Lucie

Prostate Surgery:

1. Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs, Hialeah
2. HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Miami
3. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
4. Physicians Regional Medical Center Pine Ridge, Naples
5. HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital, Sarasota

Pulmonary Care:

1. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando,
2. Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers
3. Gulf Coast Medical Center, Fort Myers
4. Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota
5. Cape Coral Hospital, Cape Coral

Spine Surgery:

1. HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, Ocala
2. HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital, Port Charlotte
3. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
4. HCA Florida JFK Hospital, Atlantis
5. Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital, Jacksonville

Stroke Care:

1. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
2. HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, Orange Park
3. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
4. Downtown Baker Hospital, Naples
5. Gulf Coast Medical Center, Fort Myers

Surgical Care:

1. HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, Ocala
2. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
3. Adventhealth Orlando, Orlando
4. HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital, Port Charlotte
5. HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, Trinity

Vascular Surgery:

1. HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, Ocala
2. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
3. HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, Fort Pierce
4. Hca Florida Fawcett Hospital, Port Charlotte
5. HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, Orange Park

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Healthgrades said in its survey that more than three-fourths (76 percent) of consumers rely on quality rankings when choosing a specialty hospital. The survey also showed that when deciding between hospitals before scheduling procedures, nearly two-thirds (63 percent) said they would choose the hospital that received a high-quality ranking.

The organization said in a news release that it used data-driven, clinically validated methodology that focuses solely on patient outcomes to determine the rankings.

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