Florida hospital Medicare penalties
Which Florida hospitals Medicare is penalizing for infections and patient-safety problems in fiscal year 2026, and which had more readmissions than expected.
Safety penalty (HAC)18 of 16711% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions152 of 162Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs167Florida hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every Florida hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth TampaTampa | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.11 | 22.1 |
| Central Florida Regional HospitalSanford | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.08 | 18.4 |
| Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.31 | 21.1 |
| Health CentralOcoee | 1% cut | 4 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.09 | 28.4 |
| Lakeland Regional Medical CenterLakeland | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.16 | 16.1 |
| Mount Sinai Medical CenterMiami Beach | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.16 | 21.8 |
| St Cloud Regional Medical CenterSt Cloud | 1% cut | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 27.3 |
| Tampa General HospitalTampa | 1% cut | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.25 | 23.5 |
| Adventhealth North PinellasTarpon Springs | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.13 | 28 |
| Bartow Regional Medical CenterBartow | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.04 | 18.9 |
| Doctors Hospital INCCoral Gables | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.04 | 51.5 |
| Jackson HospitalMarianna | 1% cut | 3 of 4Highest: COPD 1.06 | 35.5 |
| Desoto Memorial HospitalArcadia | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 20 |
| Leesburg Regional Medical CenterLeesburg | 1% cut | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.11 | 30.3 |
| Lehigh Regional Medical CenterLehigh Acres | 1% cut | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.12 | 22.9 |
| Parrish Medical CenterTitusville | 1% cut | 1 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | 20.3 |
| Florida State Hospital Unit 31 MedChattahoochee | 1% cut | – | – |
| Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center of DeltonDeltona | 1% cut | 0 of 1 | 10 |
| Adventhealth OrlandoOrlando | No | 6 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.22 | 42.3 |
| Memorial Regional HospitalHollywood | No | 6 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.11 | 23 |
| Northside HospitalSt Petersburg | No | 6 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.21 | 22 |
| Adventhealth Port CharlottePort Charlotte | No | 5 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.14 | 30.4 |
| Fort Walton Beach Medical CenterFort Walton Beach | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.14 | 29 |
| Good Samaritan Medical CenterWest Palm Beach | No | 5 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.49 | 18.4 |
| Halifax Health Medical CenterDaytona Beach | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.13 | 22.3 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalFort Pierce | No | 5 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.16 | 21.2 |
| HCA Florida Trinity HospitalNew Port Richey | No | 5 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.36 | 22.6 |
| Jfk Medical CenterAtlantis | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.19 | 29.6 |
| Jupiter Medical CenterJupiter | No | 5 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.13 | 36.8 |
| Martin Memorial Health SystemsStuart | No | 5 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.14 | 22.3 |
| Memorial Hospital WestHollywood | No | 5 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.15 | 35.7 |
| Ocala Regional Medical CenterOcala | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.16 | 23.3 |
| South Bay HospitalGreater Sun Center | No | 5 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.17 | 23.3 |
| St Lucie Medical CenterPort St Lucie | No | 5 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.32 | 28.6 |
| West Florida HospitalPensacola | No | 5 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.11 | 25.9 |
| Bayfront Medical Center INCSt Petersburg | No | 4 of 5Highest: COPD 1.08 | 16.9 |
| Bethesda Memorial HospitalBoynton Beach | No | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.18 | 14.6 |
| Boca Raton Regional HospitalBoca Raton | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.21 | 12 |
| Brandon Regional HospitalBrandon | No | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.12 | 20.8 |
| Capital Regional Medical CenterTallahassee | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | 30.9 |
| Citrus Memorial HospitalInverness | No | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.06 | 30.3 |
| Coral Springs Medical CenterPompano Beach | No | 4 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.09 | 35.5 |
| Fawcett Memorial HospitalPort Charlotte | No | 4 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.15 | 19.1 |
| Florida Hospital DelandDeland | No | 4 of 4Highest: COPD 1.04 | 40.2 |
| HCA Florida Memorial HospitalJacksonville | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.08 | 27.3 |
| Lake City Medical CenterLake City | No | 4 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.15 | 21.1 |
| North Broward Medical CenterPompano Beach | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.26 | 25.5 |
| Northwest Medical CenterPompano Beach | No | 4 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 27.5 |
| Oak Hill HospitalBrooksville | No | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.52 | 26.5 |
| Osceola Regional Medical CenterKissimmee | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.13 | 30.6 |
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical CenterPalm Beach Gardens | No | 4 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.18 | 18.9 |
| Palms of Pasadena HospitalSt Petersburg | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.43 | 38.8 |
| Palms West HospitalLoxahatchee | No | 4 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.15 | 32.1 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine RidgeNaples | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.09 | 18.5 |
| Putnam Community Medical CtrPalatka | No | 4 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.19 | 18.5 |
| Sacred Heart HospitalPensacola | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.07 | – |
| St Luke's HospitalJacksonville | No | 4 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | – |
| St Vincent's Medical CenterJacksonville | No | 4 of 6Highest: COPD 1.14 | – |
| Winter Haven HospitalWinter Haven | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.10 | 23 |
| Wuesthoff Medical Center - MelbourneMelbourne | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.05 | 20.3 |
| Adventhealth Palm CoastPalm Coast | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.10 | 41.6 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay CountyMiddleburg | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.12 | – |
| Baptist HospitalPensacola | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.07 | 20.8 |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami INCMiami | No | 3 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.09 | 38.8 |
| Baptist Medical CenterJacksonville | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.18 | 24.4 |
| Bay Medical CenterPanama City | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.02 | – |
| Blake Medical CenterBradenton | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.22 | 26.2 |
| Englewood Community HospitalEnglewood | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 21.3 |
| Flagler HospitalSt Augustine | No | 3 of 6Highest: COPD 1.08 | 18.9 |
| Florida Hospital WatermanEustis | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.22 | 29.4 |
| Gulf Coast Medical CenterPanama City | No | 3 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.22 | 13.4 |
| HCA Florida Poinciana HospitalKissimmee | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.13 | 31.9 |
| Heart of Florida Reg Med CtrDavenport | No | 3 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.16 | 28.3 |
| Hialeah HospitalHialeah | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.15 | 38.3 |
| Highlands Regional Medical CenterSebring | No | 3 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | 43.1 |
| Mayo ClinicJacksonville | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.11 | 48.8 |
| Mease Hospital DunedinDunedin | No | 3 of 4Highest: COPD 1.07 | 34.4 |
| Memorial Hospital of TampaTampa | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 36.3 |
| Morton Plant HospitalClearwater | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 27.3 |
| Morton Plant North Bay HospitalNew Port Richey | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.07 | 29.8 |
| North Florida Regional Medical CenterGainesville | No | 3 of 6Highest: COPD 1.05 | 21.8 |
| North Okaloosa Medical CenterCrestview | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.04 | 22.7 |
| Orange Park Medical CenterOrange Park | No | 3 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.38 | 23.8 |
| Plantation General HospitalPlantation | No | 3 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.30 | 26.9 |
| Raulerson HospitalOkeechobee | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 41.8 |
| Regional Medical Center Bayonet PointHudson | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.26 | 17.4 |
| Shands Jacksonville Medical CenterJacksonville | No | 3 of 5Highest: COPD 1.03 | 30.4 |
| Tampa General Hospital Crystal RiverCrystal River | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.06 | 19.6 |
| Twin Cities HospitalNiceville | No | 3 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.19 | 58.1 |
| University Community Hospital at CarrollwoodTampa | No | 3 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.23 | 26.9 |
| University Hospital & Medical CenterTamarac | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.20 | 26.3 |
| Villages Regional Hospital theLady Lake | No | 3 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 21.8 |
| Wellington Regional Medical CenterWellington | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.08 | 15.6 |
| Westside Regional Medical CenterPlantation | No | 3 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.07 | 28.2 |
| Adventhealth Dade CityDade City | No | 2 of 4Highest: COPD 1.08 | 48.8 |
| Adventhealth New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.02 | 34.1 |
| Adventhealth OcalaOcala | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.11 | 39.8 |
| Adventhealth SebringSebring | No | 2 of 5Highest: COPD 1.06 | 18.8 |
| Adventhealth Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel | No | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.21 | 46.1 |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns CountySt. Johns | No | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | – |
| Aventura Hospital & Med CenterMiami | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.18 | 25.8 |
| Baptist Medical Center BeachesJacksonville Beach | No | 2 of 5Highest: COPD 1.01 | 30.7 |
| Brooksville Regional HospitalBrooksville | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.14 | 13.8 |
| Broward General Medical CenterFort Lauderdale | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 28.8 |
| Cape Coral HospitalCape Coral | No | 2 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.25 | 21.8 |
| Cleveland Clinic HospitalWeston | No | 2 of 6Highest: COPD 1.02 | 47.8 |
| Doctors Hospital of SarasotaSarasota | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 26.6 |
| Florida Hospital Fish MemorialOrange City | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.10 | 49.8 |
| Florida Hospital ZephyrhillsZephyrhills | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 39.1 |
| Gulf Breeze HospitalGulf Breeze | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.04 | 31.3 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee HealthFort Myers | No | 2 of 5Highest: COPD 1.04 | 23 |
| Holy Cross Hospital INCFort Lauderdale | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.10 | 19.3 |
| Indian River Medical CenterVero Beach | No | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.04 | 20 |
| Keralty HospitalMiami | No | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.09 | 33.3 |
| Lake Wales Medical CenterLake Wales | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.15 | 29.3 |
| Largo Medical CenterLargo | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.14 | 13.9 |
| Larkin Community HospitalSouth Miami | No | 2 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.02 | 37.5 |
| Manatee Memorial HospitalBradenton | No | 2 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.20 | 23.7 |
| Memorial Hospital PembrokeHollywood | No | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.04 | 39 |
| Naples Community HospitalNaples | No | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.13 | 20 |
| North Shore Medical CenterMiami | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.10 | 23.8 |
| Orlando Regional HealthcareOrlando | No | 2 of 6Highest: COPD 1.12 | 33.8 |
| Oviedo Medical CenterOviedo | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.07 | 32.3 |
| Santa Rosa Medical CenterMilton | No | 2 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 37.6 |
| Shands Hospital at the University of FloridaGainesville | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.13 | 32.3 |
| South Lake HospitalClermont | No | 2 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.35 | 23.8 |
| South Miami HospitalMiami | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 30.9 |
| St Anthony's HospitalSt Petersburg | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.06 | 25 |
| St Joseph's HospitalTampa | No | 2 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | 31.3 |
| St Petersburg General HospitalSt Petersburg | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 24.2 |
| Tallahassee Memorial HealthcareTallahassee | No | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.21 | 25.9 |
| Ucf Lake Nona HospitalOrlando | No | 2 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.03 | 36.5 |
| West Boca Medical CenterBoca Raton | No | 2 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.04 | 21.2 |
| Adventhealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach | No | 1 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.15 | 32.2 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast ParkwayPalm Coast | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 60 |
| Baptist Medical Center - NassauFernandina Beach | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.04 | 45 |
| Cape Canaveral HospitalCocoa Beach | No | 1 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.02 | 23.3 |
| Coral Gables HospitalCoral Gables | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.05 | 18.9 |
| HCA Florida University HospitalDavie | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.00 | 32.3 |
| Homestead HospitalHomestead | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 23.1 |
| Imperial Point Medical CenterFort Lauderdale | No | 1 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | 20.8 |
| Jackson Health SystemMiami | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.08 | 21.8 |
| Kendall Regional Medical CenterMiami | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.14 | 36.6 |
| Lakewood Ranch Medical CenterBradenton | No | 1 of 5Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.22 | 19.2 |
| Lower Keys Medical CenterKey West | No | 1 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.01 | 42.6 |
| Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 16.3 |
| Memorial Hospital MiramarMiramar | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.04 | 25.6 |
| Palmetto General HospitalHialeah | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.01 | 22.7 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald CoastMiramar Beach | No | 1 of 4Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | – |
| Sacred Heart Hospital on the GulfPort St Joe | No | 1 of 2Highest: Pneumonia 1.05 | – |
| Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota | No | 1 of 6Highest: Heart attack 1.01 | 31.8 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - VeniceNorth Venice | No | 1 of 5Highest: Heart failure 1.00 | 35.6 |
| St Mary's Medical CenterWest Palm Beach | No | 1 of 2Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 12.6 |
| West Kendall Baptist HospitalMiami | No | 1 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.09 | 43.8 |
| Adventhealth RiverviewRiverview | No | – | – |
| Baycare Hospital Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel | No | 0 of 1 | 30.3 |
| Douglas Gardens HospitalMiami | No | – | – |
| Ed Fraser Memorial HospitalMacclenny | No | 0 of 2 | – |
| Holmes Regional Medical CenterMelbourne | No | 0 of 6 | 21.8 |
| Lakeside Medical CenterBelle Glade | No | – | – |
| Lee Memorial HospitalFort Myers | No | 0 of 6 | 34.3 |
| North Walton Doctors HospitalDefuniak Springs | No | – | – |
| Palm Bay HospitalPalm Bay | No | 0 of 5 | 15.3 |
| Palm Springs General HospitalHialeah | No | 0 of 3 | 31.4 |
| Sebastian River Medical CenterSebastian | No | 0 of 4 | 21.5 |
| South Florida Baptist HospitalPlant City | No | 0 of 4 | 16.4 |
| Viera HospitalMelbourne | No | 0 of 4 | 29.8 |
Questions
Which Florida hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
18 of 167 Florida hospitals in the program (11%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Adventhealth Tampa, Central Florida Regional Hospital, Delray Medical Center, Health Central, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, St Cloud Regional Medical Center, Tampa General Hospital, Adventhealth North Pinellas, Bartow Regional Medical Center, Doctors Hospital INC, Jackson Hospital and 6 more.
What does a readmission ratio above 1.00 mean?
It means the hospital's Medicare patients were readmitted within 30 days more often than CMS expected for similar patients. In Florida, 152 of 162 rated hospitals were above 1.00 on at least one condition.
HAC: the quarter of hospitals with the worst hospital-acquired condition scores get a 1% cut to Medicare inpatient payments. Readmissions: a ratio above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected; whether payments are cut depends on how the hospital compares with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone isn't a penalty. VBP: Value-Based Purchasing total performance score out of 100. How the penalties work.