HCA Florida Northside in top 10% of U.S. hospitals for critical, surgical care
St. Petersburg, FL — HCA Florida Northside Hospital announced today that it has achieved numerous distinctions for exceptional clinical performance from Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. Among Northside Hospital’s recognitions are two Specialty Excellence Awards, which place the hospital among the top 10% nationwide for critical care and surgical care.
Northside Hospital is also five-star rated for over a dozen services, including:
• Treatment of Heart Failure
• Pacemaker Procedures
• Treatment of Stroke
• Treatment of Respiratory Failure
• Treatment of Sepsis
• Hip Fracture Treatment
• Hip Replacement
• Gallbladder Surgery
• Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Treatment of Diabetic Emergencies
• Transurethral Prostate Resection Surgery
In addition to these top honors, Northside Hospital was named America’s Best 100 for prostate surgery with a five-star ranking in prostate resection procedures.
These achievements further affirm the hospital’s status as a premier destination for specialty care and underscore the organization’s longstanding commitment to excellent patient care.
“Raising the bar on quality care in the southern Pinellas County community is a journey we are passionate about at Northside Hospital,” said CEO Philip Marchesini. “It’s important that we are valuable healthcare resource available to our community where we don’t settle for anything less than the best care possible for them.”
Northside Hospitals’ 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 area. Through easy-to-understand, objective measures of hospital performance, Healthgrades empowers patients with the information they need to find a hospital that excels in their procedure or condition.
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. *
“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 Northside Hospital for its consistently superior outcomes.”
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.