Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Florida with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
129 Florida hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower 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 | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 101 | HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | 1.02, 20th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 17.0%, 1st percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 331 | Compare HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital |
| 102 | HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | 1.07, 19th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 392 | Compare HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital |
| 103 | Memorial Regional Hospital | 1.10, 18th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 157 min, 44th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 1,079 | Compare Memorial Regional Hospital |
| 104 | Cape Coral Hospital | 1.14, 16th 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 |
| 105 | Broward Health Medical Center | 1.14, 16th 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 |
| 106 | HCA Florida JFK Hospital | 1.14, 16th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 796 | Compare HCA Florida JFK Hospital |
| 107 | Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | 1.15, 16th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 199 | Compare Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center |
| 108 | Halifax Health Medical Center | 1.16, 15th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 709 | Compare Halifax Health Medical Center |
| 109 | Good Samaritan Medical Center | 1.16, 15th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 111 min, 82nd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 333 | Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center |
| 110 | UF Health Shands Hospital | 1.17, 15th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 248 min, 5th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 1,054 | Compare UF Health Shands Hospital |
| 111 | Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 1.19, 14th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 1,229 | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville |
| 112 | Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | 1.20, 14th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 323 | Compare Ascension Sacred Heart Bay |
| 113 | Baptist Medical Center Beaches | 1.22, 13th 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 |
| 114 | Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | 1.23, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 327 | Compare Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge |
| 115 | AdventHealth Zephyrhills | 1.24, 13th 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 |
| 116 | Orlando Health | 1.24, 13th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 2,024 | Compare Orlando Health |
| 117 | Lakewood Ranch Medical Center | 1.28, 11th 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 |
| 118 | HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | 1.30, 11th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 113 min, 80th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 265 | Compare HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital |
| 119 | AdventHealth Deland | 1.35, 10th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 170 | Compare AdventHealth Deland |
| 120 | HCA Florida Northside Hospital | 1.35, 10th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 288 | Compare HCA Florida Northside Hospital |
| 121 | HCA Florida Northwest Hospital | 1.45, 8th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 149 min, 50th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 289 | Compare HCA Florida Northwest Hospital |
| 122 | Lakeland Regional Medical Center | 1.46, 8th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.2%, 3rd percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 1.55, 2nd percentile | 155 min, 46th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 892 | Compare Lakeland Regional Medical Center |
| 123 | HCA Florida Capital Hospital | 1.53, 7th 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 |
| 124 | The Villages Regional Hospital | 1.78, 4th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 315 | Compare The Villages Regional Hospital |
| 125 | North Shore Medical Center | 1.81, 4th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 17.5%, 0th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 816 | Compare North Shore Medical Center |
| 126 | Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital | 1.85, 3rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 149 min, 50th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 216 | Compare Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital |
| 127 | Palm Bay Hospital | 1.98, 3rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 152 | Compare Palm Bay Hospital |
| 128 | Tampa General Hospital Brooksville | 2.05, 2nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 244 | Compare Tampa General Hospital Brooksville |
| 129 | Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus | 3.13, 0th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 1.26, 1st percentile | 247 | Compare Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus |
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.
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- 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).