Hospitals in Lake City, FL
As of the July 2026 CMS release, Lake City, Florida, has 3 hospitals, 2 with an emergency department. The one emergency room that reports a time has a median visit of 1 hr 54 min, 35 min shorter than the Florida median of 2 hr 29 min. Lake City Medical Center is the only one Medicare rates, at 3 out of 5 stars.
Hospitals
3
435 beds (2 reporting)
With an ER
2
emergency departments
There are 3 hospitals in Lake City, Florida, in Columbia County. 2 of them have an emergency department. By type: 1 acute care hospital and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 1).
The median emergency department visit in Lake City lasts 1 hr 54 min, 35 min shorter than the Florida median of 2 hr 29 min. The shortest is at Lake City Medical Center, 1 hr 54 min.
Lake City hospitals
- Lake City Medical Center 340 NW Commerce Dr, 32055 · (386) 719-9000 1 hr 54 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital 75 beds
- VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City 619 South Marion Avenue, 32025 · (386) 755-3016 Emergency room VA acute care hospital
- Veterans Affairs Med Center 801 S Marion Ave, 32025 · (386) 755-3016 360 beds
No Lake City hospital matches that. .
No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): Shands at Lake Shore, Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center. These pages are kept for reference.
Community health centers near Lake City
Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.
- 2.7mi Palms Medical Group - Lake City 173 NW Albritton Ln, Lake City, FL · Trenton Medical Center, INC. 386-752-4020
- 3.4mi Palms Medical Group - Lake City West 4784 W US Highway 90, Lake City, FL · Trenton Medical Center, INC. 352-463-2374
Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).
Find doctors in Lake City
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Lake City, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Internal medicine doctors 107 Family doctors 23 Cardiologists 12 Ophthalmologists 9 Nephrologists 8 OB-GYNs 8 Oncologists 6 Orthopedic surgeons 6 Podiatrists 6 Radiation oncologists 5 Pulmonologists 4 Pain management doctors 4 General surgeons 4 Gastroenterologists 3 Dermatologists 3 Nurse midwives 3 ENT doctors 2 Pediatricians 2 All doctors in Lake City
Questions about hospitals in Lake City
How many hospitals are in Lake City, Florida?
There are 3 hospitals in Lake City, Florida. 2 of them have an emergency department.
How long is the emergency room wait in Lake City?
The median emergency department visit in Lake City lasts 1 hr 54 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The Florida median is 2 hr 29 min.
Which hospital in Lake City has the shortest ER wait?
Lake City Medical Center reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Lake City at 1 hr 54 min.
Which hospital in Lake City has the best Medicare star rating?
Lake City Medical Center has 3 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 1 Lake City hospital CMS rates.
Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.