HCA Florida Healthcare labor and delivery services awarded for quality, performance

HCA Florida University Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was recently honored by its peers as an exemplary nursing unit as part of HCA Healthcare’s Units of Distinction awards program. This designation is achieved through measurable, exemplary performance in the strategic areas of advocacy and leadership, consistency in nursing practice and operations and leveraging scale to improve patient care. The Level III NICU provides critical care for low birth weight or premature babies.

The honor also demonstrates University Hospital’s efforts alongside HCA Florida Healthcare to serve as a provider of choice for expecting families across the state seeking quality care. As one of the state’s largest network of healthcare providers, HCA Florida Healthcare offers patients access to the staff and resources needed to handle any birthing situation including both routine and more medically complex pregnancies.

As a testament to this, HCA Florida Healthcare hospitals received national recognition from Healthgrades, the nation’s longest-running third party hospital ratings organization, for the quality of their labor and delivery services in 2023, including:

Labor and Delivery Excellence Awards

• HCA Florida Brandon Hospital
• HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
• HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
• HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital
• HCA Florida Memorial Hospital
• HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
• HCA Florida North Florida Hospital
• HCA Florida Northwest Hospital
• HCA Florida Trinity Hospital

Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Awards

• HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
• HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
• HCA Florida Memorial Hospital
• HCA Florida North Florida Hospital
• HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital

5-Star Ratings

• HCA Florida Brandon Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Capital Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Citrus Hospital (vaginal delivery)
• HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital (C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Kendall Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital (vaginal delivery)
• HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Memorial Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Mercy Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida North Florida Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Northwest Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Osceola Hospital (vaginal delivery)
• HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital (vaginal delivery)
• HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Palms West Hospital (vaginal delivery)
• HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida Trinity Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)
• HCA Florida West Hospital (vaginal delivery, C-section delivery)

In addition, Oviedo Medical Center was recently named the winner of the Florida Award for Safely Reducing Primary C-Sections, a program of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the Florida Department of Health.

In addition to providing award-winning care, HCA Florida Healthcare also offers advanced technology to monitor mother and baby during labor to ensure safe, easy deliveries are possible. Wireless fetal monitoring allows clinical staff to watch a patient’s heart rate and uterine activity and the baby’s heart rate using Bluetooth. This allows laboring mothers to move around their rooms instead of feeling confined to a bed.

Each year, HCA Florida Healthcare, which includes more than 650 affiliated sites of care across the state, delivers more than 32,000 babies. Its team of board-certified obstetricians, certified nurse midwives and certified nurses understand family-centered care and provide the right kind of support throughout the birthing process.

To learn more about HCA Florida Healthcare’s labor and delivery services, visit https://www.hcafloridahealthcare.com/specialties/womens-care/labor-and-delivery.