HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital earns highest accolades from Healthgrades

HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, a 435-bed full-service acute care facility, and part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in the state, today announces its been named America’s 50 Best Hospitals for vascular surgery and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for orthopedic surgery, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting doctors and patients. This achievement reflects Lawnwood Hospital’s outstanding clinical outcomes for vascular surgery. It puts Lawnwood Hospital in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for vascular surgery and in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for orthopedic surgery.

“We are immensely proud to announce that HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital has been recognized as one of America's top 50 best for vascular surgery and 100 best for orthopedic surgery,” said Eric Goldman, Chief Executive Officer of HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital. “This achievement reflects our commitment to delivering exceptional healthcare and the dedication of our exceptional medical teams.”

Lawnwood Hospital is one of several HCA East Florida Division facilities named as America's Best for several key service lines including orthopedic surgery, joint replacement, spine surgery, stroke and cardiac care, to name a few. This achievement reflects HCA East Florida Division's outstanding clinical outcomes.

Healthgrades evaluated patient mortality and complication rates for 31 of the most common conditions and procedures at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide to identify the top-performing hospitals for specialty care. This year's analysis revealed significant variation in patient outcomes between America's 50 and 100 Best Hospitals for vascular and orthopedic surgery and hospitals that did not receive this distinction.

“We commend HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital for their ongoing commitment to providing high-quality patient care,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Data Science at Healthgrades. “Consumers can feel confident that America's 50 Best Hospitals for vascular surgery and 100 Best Hospitals for orthopedic surgery, have demonstrated their ability to deliver consistently exceptional outcomes.”

Lawnwood Hospital also received recognition in the following categories:

Cardiac

• Five-Star for Defibrillator Procedures
• Five-Star for Treatment of Heart Attack
• Five-Star for Treatment of Heart Failure

Critical Care

• Five-Star for Treatment of Diabetic Emergencies

Gastrointestinal

• Five-Star for Gallbladder Surgery

Orthopedics

• Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award
• Five-Star for Hip Fracture Treatment

Vascular

• Vascular Surgery Excellence Award Medallion
• Five-Star for Carotid Surgery Medallion

Consumers can visit Healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of the complete methodology here.

*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2019 through 2021 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. For appendectomy and bariatric surgery, Healthgrades used inpatient data from 16 states that provide all-payer data for years 2019 through 2021. Click here to view the complete 2023 Specialty Excellence Awards and Ratings Methodology.