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26 FL Hospitals Among Best In US: New Ranking
250 hospitals across the United States, including 26 in Florida, received America's Best Hospital Awards for 2024, Healthgrades said.
FLORIDA — Twenty-six hospitals in Florida are among the best in the country, according to new rankings Tuesday from 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.
Hospitals in Florida among the top 250 nationwide are:
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- AdventHealth Orlando
- AdventHealth Waterman, Tavares
- AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
- AdventHealth Zephyrhills
- Cape Coral Hospital
- Downtown Baker Hospital, Naples
- Gulf Coast Medical Center, Fort Myers
- HCA Florida Aventura Hospital
- HCA Florida JFK Hospital, Atlantis
- HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Miami
- HCA Florida Largo Hospital
- HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville
- HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
- HCA Florida Northside Hospital, St. Petersburg
- HCA Florida Northwest Hospital, Margate
- HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville
- HCA Florida Ocala Hospital
- HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
- HCA Florida Trinity Hospital
- Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers
- Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach
- Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
- Orlando Health Central Hospital, Ocoee
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital
- UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville
Healthgrades said in a news release that it used data-driven, clinically validated methodology that focuses solely on patient outcomes to determine the rankings.
“Hospital quality is a crucial, yet often overlooked, factor to consider when choosing a doctor,” Healthgrades’ chief medical officer and head of data science Dr. Brad Bowman said in the release.
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Healthgrades said a recent survey showed 76 percent of consumers would only choose hospitals with high-quality rankings for their condition or procedure, and nearly two-thirds (63 percent) are more likely to choose a hospital that received a quality award when deciding between two hospitals before scheduling a procedure.
Click here to see our roundup of 2023 hospital rankings from across Florida.
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