HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital among the nation’s best for vascular surgery
Panama City, FL — HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital announced today it has achieved numerous distinctions for exceptional clinical outcomes from Healthgrades, the No. 1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. Notably, HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital is ranked by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery™ for 2026.
“As a top-performing hospital, we are grateful for this national recognition of our team’s dedication to providing the highest quality of patient care,” said HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital CEO Chase Christianson. “These achievements further affirm HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital’s expertise in multiple areas of specialty care and underscore our hospital’s longstanding commitment to our community.”
Vascular Excellence
In addition to being named among the nation’s top hospitals for vascular surgery, HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital also received the Healthgrades 2026 Vascular Surgery Excellence Award™ and has been named among the nation’s Top 10% of hospitals for vascular surgery. The hospital has also been five-star rated in carotid procedures for the past two years (2025-2026).
Cardiac Excellence
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital is a Healthgrades five-star recipient for the eighth year (2019-2026) for pacemaker procedures, the third year for defibrillator procedures (2024-2026) and the second year (2025-2026) for coronary interventional procedures.
Surgical Care Excellence
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital has received the Healthgrades 2026 Surgical Care Excellence Award™ and is ranked by Healthgrades as among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for surgical care.
Orthopedic Excellence
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital has received a five-star rating for hip fracture treatment for the sixth year in a row (2021-2026).
Exceptional Services
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital also received five-star ratings for gallbladder removal surgery for the seventh year (2020-2026) and treatment of diabetic hospitalizations for the sixth year (2021-2026).
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital’s achievements are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. Each year, Healthgrades evaluates risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to identify the top hospitals in key specialty areas. These evaluations empower patients to find a hospital that excels in their procedure or condition.
“Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high quality care tailored to their specific needs,” said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas, including vascular surgery and several other vital areas of care.”
As performance gaps persist between the nation’s highest- and lowest-achieving facilities, seeking care at a top program has never been more important. Healthgrades’ 2026 analysis revealed that if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2022-2024 study period, on average, 230,466 lives could have been saved, and 156,797 complications could have been avoided.*
Consumers can visit Healthgrades’ Specialty Excellence Patient Advocate Center to learn more about how Healthgrades identifies the top-performing hospitals for specialty care.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2022 through 2024 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. View the complete 2026 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology.