HCA Florida Lake City Hospital among the nation's best for coronary intervention and outpatient orthopedic surgery
HCA Florida Lake City 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 Lake City Hospital is ranked by Healthgrades as among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for coronary interventional procedures, receiving the 2026 Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™; and was also among the top 10% in the nation for outpatient orthopedic surgery, receiving the Healthgrades Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ for the third year in a row (2024-2026).
Additionally, HCA Florida Lake City Hospital received a prestigious grade of A this month from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog organization focused on patient safety. This national ranking reflects the hospital’s commitment to high-quality patient care and protecting its patients from infections, injuries and accidents.
“As a top-performing hospital, we are grateful for these national recognitions of our exceptional team’s dedication to providing the highest quality of patient care,” said HCA Florida Lake City Hospital CEO Jill Adams. “The achievements further affirm HCA Florida Lake City Hospital’s expertise in multiple areas of specialty care and underscore our hospital’s longstanding commitment to our community.”
HCA Florida Lake City Hospital also received five-star ratings from Healthgrades for several additional surgical and clinical services for 2026, including gallbladder removal surgery for the fourth year in a row (2023-2026); treatment of diabetic hospitalizations for the fifth year in a row (2022-2026); outpatient total knee replacement for the third year in a row (2024-2026); and outpatient rotator cuff repair.
HCA Florida Lake City 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 Lake City Hospital for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas, including coronary intervention and orthopedic surgery among 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.
For more details about HCA Florida Lake City Hospital’s Leapfrog A grade and tips for staying safe in a hospital, visit Hospital Safety Grade.