Florida has 268 open hospitals across 145 cities. By type: 180 acute care hospitals, 30 psychiatric hospitals, 12 critical access hospitals, 7 VA acute care hospitals, 7 rehabilitation hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, 2 long-term care hospitals and 2 military acute care hospitals (type not recorded for 25).
Florida's largest hospital cities
- Median ER
- 2 hr 12 min
- Top rated
- Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (4★)
- Median ER
- 2 hr 39 min
- Top rated
- Holy Cross Hospital INC (4★)
- Median ER
- 2 hr 26 min
- Top rated
- Shands Hospital at the University of Florida (5★)
Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits
- Memorial Hospital of TampaTampa
- Twin Cities HospitalNiceville
- Mariners HospitalTavernier
- Florida Hospital Fish MemorialOrange City
- Adventhealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach
- Adventhealth Daytona BeachOrmond Beach
- Doctors Hospital INCCoral Gables
- Adventhealth Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel
- Lake Butler HospitalLake Butler 1 hr 32 min
- Orange Park Medical CenterOrange Park 1 hr 35 min
- 96th Medical Group (Eglin AFB)Eglin AFB 1 hr 37 min
- Memorial Hospital of TampaTampa 1 hr 39 min
- North Florida Regional Medical CenterGainesville 1 hr 39 min
- Oviedo Medical CenterOviedo 1 hr 39 min
- Sacred Heart Hospital on the GulfPort St Joe 1 hr 45 min
- Doctors Hospital of SarasotaSarasota 1 hr 48 min
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All Florida cities with hospitals
All 145 Florida cities A–Z
- Apalachicola (2)
- Arcadia (3)
- Atlantis (1)
- Aventura (1)
- Bartow (1)
- Bay Pines (1)
- Belle Glade (2)
- Blountstown (2)
- Boca Raton (2)
- Bonifay (2)
- Boynton Beach (2)
- Bradenton (5)
- Brandon (1)
- Brooksville (4)
- Bunnell (1)
- Cape Coral (1)
- Chattahoochee (3)
- Chipley (1)
- Clearwater (3)
- Clermont (2)
- Clewiston (2)
- Cocoa Beach (1)
- Coral Gables (3)
- Coral Springs (1)
- Crestview (1)
- Crystal River (1)
- Dade City (1)
- Davenport (2)
- Davie (1)
- Daytona Beach (2)
- Defuniak Springs (2)
- Deland (1)
- Delray Beach (2)
- Deltona (1)
- Dunedin (1)
- Eglin AFB (1)
- Eglin Air Force Base (1)
- Englewood (1)
- Eustis (1)
- Fernandina Beach (1)
- Fort Lauderdale (9)
- Fort Myers (4)
- Fort Pierce (2)
- Fort Walton Beach (1)
- Gainesville (6)
- Greater Sun Center (2)
- Green Cove Springs (1)
- Gulf Breeze (2)
- Inverness (1)
- Jacksonville (13)
- Jacksonville Beach (1)
- Jay (2)
- Jupiter (2)
- Lady Lake (1)
- Lake Butler (3)
- Lake City (6)
- Lake Wales (1)
- Lakeland (1)
- Largo (3)
- Leesburg (2)
- Lehigh Acres (1)
- Longwood (1)
- Loxahatchee (1)
- Macclenny (2)
- Macdill AFB (1)
- Madison (2)
- Magnonia Park (1)
- Marathon (2)
- Margate (1)
- Marianna (1)
- Melbourne (6)
- Miami (21)
- Miami Beach (3)
- Middleburg (1)
- Milton (2)
- Miramar (1)
- Miramar Beach (1)
- Naples (4)
- New Port Richey (2)
- New Smyrna Beach (1)
- Niceville (1)
- North Miami (1)
- North Miami Beach (1)
- North Port (1)
- North Venice (1)
- Ocala (4)
- Ocoee (1)
- Okeechobee (1)
- Orange City (1)
- Orange Park (1)
- Orlando (10)
- Ormond Beach (2)
- Oviedo (1)
- Palatka (2)
- Palm Bay (1)
- Palm Beach Gardens (1)
- Palm Coast (2)
- Panama City (3)
- Pembroke Pines (2)
- Pensacola (4)
- Perry (3)
- Plant City (2)
- Plantation (2)
- Pompano Beach (4)
- Port Charlotte (2)
- Port Saint Lucie (1)
- Port St Joe (2)
- Port St Lucie (2)
- Riverview (1)
- Riviera Beach (1)
- Safety Harbor (1)
- Saint Cloud (1)
- Sanford (1)
- Sarasota (3)
- Sebastian (1)
- Sebring (3)
- Seminole (1)
- South Miami (2)
- Spring Hill (1)
- St Augustine (1)
- St Cloud (1)
- St Petersburg (8)
- St. Johns (1)
- Stuart (3)
- Tallahassee (4)
- Tamarac (1)
- Tampa (12)
- Tarpon Springs (1)
- Tavares (1)
- Tavernier (2)
- Titusville (2)
- Vero Beach (2)
- Wauchula (1)
- Wellington (1)
- Wesley Chapel (3)
- West Palm Beach (6)
- Weston (1)
- Winter Haven (1)
- Zephyrhills (1)
People and health care in Florida
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
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Questions about hospitals in Florida
How many hospitals are in Florida?
There are 268 open hospitals in Florida across 145 cities. 204 of them have an emergency department.
Which Florida city has the most hospitals?
Miami, with 21 hospitals. Jacksonville is next with 11.
How long is the ER wait in Florida?
The median emergency room visit in Florida lasts 2 hr 29 min, 1 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.
How many Florida hospitals have 5 stars?
21 of the 178 Florida hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 67 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.1 out of 5.
Hospitals in neighboring states
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