HCA Florida North Florida Hospital receives 2026 America’s 250 Best Hospitals Award™
Press release from HCA Florida North Florida Hospital
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – HCA Florida North Florida Hospital announced today that for the fourth year in a row (2023-2026), it has been named one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, the No. 1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. This achievement reflects HCA Florida North Florida Hospital’s commitment to clinical excellence and top-tier patient care, placing the organization in the top 5% of U.S. hospitals for overall clinical performance.
Today’s announcement follows the announcement last fall that Healthgrades ranked HCA Florida North Florida Hospital No. 1 for GI surgery; No. 2 for surgical care; No. 3 for joint replacement and orthopedic surgery; and No. 4 for GI care and vascular surgery.
“HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is honored by Healthgrades’ recognition of our exceptional team’s dedication to providing the highest quality of patient care,” said HCA Florida North Florida Hospital CEO Gabe Bullaro. “As a top-performing hospital, our focus is always on saving and improving lives, and this recognition underscores our hospital’s longstanding commitment to our community.”
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital’s achievement is based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. To determine America’s 250 Best Hospitals for 2026, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for more than 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide.
Healthgrades’ analysis found that outcomes vary widely between the nation’s highest- and lowest-performing facilities — and the gap is getting bigger. In fact, if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to America’s 250 Best, on average, 211,370 lives could have been saved during the 2022-2024 study period.* These findings illustrate the importance of choosing a facility with an established record of superior clinical outcomes.
“This year’s America’s Best Hospitals list gives patients a clearer picture of where high-quality care is delivered most consistently,” said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “Patients can feel confident in their decision to seek care at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, a hospital that is setting the standard for clinical excellence nationwide.”