Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Florida with the lowest hospital-acquired condition score
163 Florida hospitals ranked by hospital-acquired condition score in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway, HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part Of HCA Florid. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Hospital-acquired condition scorelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 0.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital | −1.46, 99th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 3rd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | 156 min, 45th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 25 | Compare Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital |
| 2 | AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway | −1.33, 98th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 100 | Compare AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway |
| 3 | HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part Of HCA Florid | −1.25, 98th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part Of HCA Florid |
| 4 | AdventHealth Ocala | −1.24, 98th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 385 | Compare AdventHealth Ocala |
| 5 | HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital | −1.20, 98th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 120 min, 74th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 100 | Compare HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital |
| 6 | Keralty Hospital | −1.16, 98th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 11.3%, 68th percentile | — | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 1.39, 0th percentile | 125 | Compare Keralty Hospital |
| 7 | HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital | −1.11, 97th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 65 | Compare HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital |
| 8 | AdventHealth Dade City | −1.07, 97th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 137 min, 59th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 122 | Compare AdventHealth Dade City |
| 9 | HCA Florida Englewood Hospital | −1.06, 97th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 100 | Compare HCA Florida Englewood Hospital |
| 10 | Jupiter Medical Center | −0.98, 96th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 340 | Compare Jupiter Medical Center |
| 11 | Westside Regional Medical Center | −0.95, 95th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 17.0%, 1st percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 121 min, 73rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 250 | Compare Westside Regional Medical Center |
| 12 | Cape Coral Hospital | −0.94, 95th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 221 min, 11th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 303 | Compare Cape Coral Hospital |
| 13 | AdventHealth Carrollwood | −0.91, 95th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 119 | Compare AdventHealth Carrollwood |
| 14 | Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County | −0.90, 94th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 118 min, 76th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 56 | Compare Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County |
| 15 | HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital | −0.88, 94th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 99 min, 91st percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 374 | Compare HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital |
| 16 | South Miami Hospital | −0.86, 93rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 436 | Compare South Miami Hospital |
| 17 | HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital | −0.84, 93rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 108 min, 84th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 155 | Compare HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital |
| 18 | HCA Florida Blake Hospital | −0.82, 92nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 383 | Compare HCA Florida Blake Hospital |
| 19 | HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | −0.81, 92nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 350 | Compare HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital |
| 20 | Broward Health Coral Springs | −0.77, 90th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 243 | Compare Broward Health Coral Springs |
| 21 | Lakeside Medical Center | −0.74, 89th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 141 min, 55th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 70 | Compare Lakeside Medical Center |
| 22 | HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | −0.73, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 447 | Compare HCA Florida Kendall Hospital |
| 23 | St Lucie Medical Center | −0.69, 87th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 17.5%, 0th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 108 min, 84th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 282 | Compare St Lucie Medical Center |
| 24 | AdventHealth Port Charlotte | −0.69, 87th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 254 | Compare AdventHealth Port Charlotte |
| 25 | HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | −0.66, 86th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.2%, 3rd percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 135 min, 61st percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 493 | Compare HCA Florida Aventura Hospital |
| 26 | HCA Florida West Hospital | −0.62, 85th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 117 min, 77th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 515 | Compare HCA Florida West Hospital |
| 27 | HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | −0.60, 84th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 16.9%, 1st percentile | 0.65, 99th percentile | 99 min, 91st percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 528 | Compare HCA Florida North Florida Hospital |
| 28 | HCA Florida Capital Hospital | −0.59, 84th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 123 min, 71st percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 288 | Compare HCA Florida Capital Hospital |
| 29 | Morton Plant North Bay Hospital | −0.57, 83rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 203 min, 18th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 222 | Compare Morton Plant North Bay Hospital |
| 30 | HCA Florida Lake City Hospital | −0.56, 83rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 141 | Compare HCA Florida Lake City Hospital |
| 31 | Lakewood Ranch Medical Center | −0.56, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 120 | Compare Lakewood Ranch Medical Center |
| 32 | UCF Lake Nona Hospital | −0.55, 82nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 64 | Compare UCF Lake Nona Hospital |
| 33 | Ascension St Vincent's Clay County | −0.55, 82nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 134 | Compare Ascension St Vincent's Clay County |
| 34 | Lee Memorial Hospital | −0.53, 82nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 895 | Compare Lee Memorial Hospital |
| 35 | Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | −0.53, 81st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.70, 98th percentile | 235 min, 7th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 212 | Compare Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice |
| 36 | AdventHealth Zephyrhills | −0.51, 80th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 150 min, 49th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 139 | Compare AdventHealth Zephyrhills |
| 37 | Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital | −0.50, 80th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 129 min, 66th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 119 | Compare Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital |
| 38 | AdventHealth Wesley Chapel | −0.50, 80th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 169 | Compare AdventHealth Wesley Chapel |
| 39 | HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital | −0.49, 79th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 215 | Compare HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital |
| 40 | Tampa General Hospital Crystal River | −0.49, 79th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 133 min, 62nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 128 | Compare Tampa General Hospital Crystal River |
| 41 | Cape Canaveral Hospital | −0.49, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 150 | Compare Cape Canaveral Hospital |
| 42 | HCA Florida Highlands Hospital | −0.49, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 126 | Compare HCA Florida Highlands Hospital |
| 43 | St Josephs Hospital | −0.49, 79th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 1,367 | Compare St Josephs Hospital |
| 44 | Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | −0.48, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 521 | Compare Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital |
| 45 | Broward Health Medical Center | −0.47, 78th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 609 | Compare Broward Health Medical Center |
| 46 | AdventHealth Fish Memorial | −0.47, 78th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 7.7%, 96th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 143 min, 54th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 175 | Compare AdventHealth Fish Memorial |
| 47 | HCA Florida Brandon Hospital | −0.47, 78th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 7.2%, 98th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 479 | Compare HCA Florida Brandon Hospital |
| 48 | Baptist Medical Center Beaches | −0.47, 78th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 146 | Compare Baptist Medical Center Beaches |
| 49 | Holmes Regional Medical Center | −0.46, 78th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 214 min, 13th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 514 | Compare Holmes Regional Medical Center |
| 50 | HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital | −0.46, 78th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 94 | Compare HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital |
About these rankings
Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.
- Hospital-acquired condition score
- Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).