36 HCA Florida Healthcare hospitals named among nation's best for patient safety
HCA Florida Healthcare announced today 36 of its hospitals received the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades, an online resource consumers use when searching for a doctor or hospital. This achievement reflects HCA Florida Healthcare’s commitment to safe, patient-centered care and places the statewide network among the top 10% nationally for patient safety.
The recognition comes during Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 8-14), an annual observance highlighting the importance of collaboration between care teams, patients and their families to reduce preventable harm in a healthcare setting.
What
2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award™
Who
36 HCA Florida Healthcare hospitals
Why it matters
Top 10% nationally for patient safety (per Healthgrades)
To identify national leaders in patient safety, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted complication and mortality rates from about 4,500 hospitals nationwide across 13 measures of serious complications that can often be prevented.
"The data behind this year’s Patient Safety Excellence Award highlights how measurable improvements in safety can prevent thousands of complications,” said Dr. Alana Biggers, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “By prioritizing evidence-based safety practices, HCA Florida Healthcare hospitals are achieving better clinical outcomes and cultivating a culture where patients come first.”
HCA Florida Healthcare hospitals receiving the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award include:
- HCA Florida Aventura Hospital
- HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital
- HCA Florida Blake Hospital
- HCA Florida Brandon Hospital
- HCA Florida Capital Hospital
- HCA Florida Englewood Hospital
- HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital
- HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
- HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
- HCA Florida Highlands Hospital
- HCA Florida JFK Hospital
- HCA Florida JFK North Hospital
- HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
- HCA Florida Lake City Hospital
- HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital
- HCA Florida Largo Hospital
- HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital
- HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital
- HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital
- HCA Florida Ocala Hospital
- HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
- HCA Florida Osceola Hospital
- HCA Florida Palms West Hospital
- HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital
- HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital
- HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital
- HCA Florida South Shore Hospital
- HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital
- HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital
- HCA Florida Trinity Hospital
- HCA Florida Twin Cities
- HCA Florida West Hospital
- HCA Florida Westside Hospital
- HCA Florida West Marion Hospital
- HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital
- Oviedo Medical Center
For more information on its methodology for measuring hospital quality, please visit the Healthgrades website.