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Hospitals in West Palm Beach, FL

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, West Palm Beach, Florida, has 4 hospitals, 3 with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 13 min, 16 min shorter than the Florida median of 2 hr 29 min. The shortest is at Good Samaritan Medical Center (1 hr 51 min). The highest Medicare star rating among its 3 rated hospitals is 3 out of 5, at W Palm Beach VA Medical Center.

4 hospitals 3 with an ER Palm Beach County
Hospitals 4 24 beds (1 reporting)
With an ER 3 emergency departments
Median ER visit 2 hr 13 min −16 min vs Florida
Average stars 2.0 / 5 3 rated by CMS
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West Palm Beach hospitals

No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): 45th Street Mental Hlth Ctr, Columbia Hospital. These pages are kept for reference.

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Best-rated hospitals in West Palm Beach, by Medicare stars

Ranked by the CMS overall star rating (1–5), a score built from quality and safety measures. These are not patient reviews.

#HospitalCMS starsMedian ER visit
1 W Palm Beach VA Medical Center —
2 Good Samaritan Medical Center 1 hr 51 min
3 St Mary's Medical Center 2 hr 35 min
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About hospitals in West Palm Beach

There are 4 hospitals in West Palm Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. 3 of them have an emergency department. By type: 2 acute care hospitals and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 1).

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in West Palm Beach lasts 2 hr 13 min, 16 min shorter than the Florida median of 2 hr 29 min. The shortest is at Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1 hr 51 min.

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Compare hospitals in West Palm Beach

Two West Palm Beach hospitals side by side on Medicare star ratings, patient survey results, ER times and safety.

Good Samaritan Medical Center vs St Mary's Medical Center Good Samaritan Medical Center vs W Palm Beach VA Medical Center St Mary's Medical Center vs W Palm Beach VA Medical Center

Community health centers near West Palm Beach

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.

Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).

Care after the hospital in West Palm Beach

Medicare-certified dialysis centers, home health agencies and hospices, with their CMS ratings.

Dialysis centers in West Palm Beach (9) Home health agencies in West Palm Beach (30) Hospice care providers in West Palm Beach (2)

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Find doctors in West Palm Beach

Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in West Palm Beach, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

Internal medicine doctors 107 Family doctors 71 OB-GYNs 53 Podiatrists 36 Dermatologists 30 All doctors in West Palm Beach

People and health care in West Palm Beach

From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of West Palm Beach.

Population
122,290
Median age 41.1
Hospitals per 100,000
3.3
4 hospitals listed
No health insurance
15.2%
above the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
21.5%
above the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$73,446
U.S. $80,734

What nurses earn in Florida

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Questions about hospitals in West Palm Beach

How many hospitals are in West Palm Beach, Florida?

There are 4 hospitals in West Palm Beach, Florida. 3 of them have an emergency department.

How long is the emergency room wait in West Palm Beach?

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in West Palm Beach lasts 2 hr 13 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 West Palm Beach has the shortest ER wait?

Good Samaritan Medical Center reports the shortest median emergency department visit in West Palm Beach at 1 hr 51 min.

What is the best hospital in West Palm Beach?

W Palm Beach VA Medical Center has 3 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 3 West Palm Beach hospitals CMS rates. CMS star ratings measure quality and safety; they are not patient reviews.

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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.

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