HEALTHCARE
One Florida hospital declared among best in country. Where is it?
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Samantha NeelyUSA TODAY NETWORK – Florida
Updated Aug. 6, 2026, 2:55 p.m. ET
- U.S. News & World Report released its annual “Best Hospitals” rankings for 2026-2027.
- The rankings are based on factors like mortality rates, patient experience, and preventable complications.
- Thirty-two Florida hospitals were recognized as Best Regional Hospitals, with Mayo Clinic-Florida ranked number one in the state.
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U.S. News & World Report recently released its annual “Best Hospitals” rankings, which they say have been helping patients find the best hospital for their health needs for 35 years
To determine the Best Hospitals, U.S. News says experts analyzed each hospital’s performance based on measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and patient experience. Recognizing that most healthcare decisions are made locally, the 2026-2027 edition highlights 505 Best Regional Hospitals across 49 states and Washington, D.C., that have demonstrated superior patient outcomes for a variety of common procedures and conditions
Is your local hospital among the best? See the top hospitals in Florida as ranked by U.S. News & World Report
One Florida hospital among the top 20 in the country. Where is it?
The only Florida hospital in the top 20 “best hospitals” is the Mayo Clinic-Florida, a general medical and surgical hospital in Jacksonville
“It is nationally ranked in 9 adult specialties and rated high performing in 21 adult procedures and conditions, including Aortic Valve Surgery, Back Surgery (Spinal Fusion), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Colon Cancer Surgery and Diabetes,” U.S. News says. “It is a Best Regional Hospital and is ranked 1 in Florida and 1 in Jacksonville.”
The report also noted that 94% of patients at Mayo Clinic-Florida are willing to recommend this hospital to others
See top 20 U.S. News 2026-2027 Best Hospitals
These 20 medical centers, listed in alphabetical order, are the best of the Best Hospitals:
Two hospitals recognized in 2026-2027 Best Regional Hospitals
In the “Best Regional Hospitals” categories, two Florida hospitals were highlighted — Cleveland Clinic Weston in South Florida and Tampa General Hospital
The metropolitan areas with five or more “Best Regional Hospitals” are listed below, along with the hospital(s) ranked No. 1 or tied for No. 1 in each metro area:
- Atlanta: Emory University Hospital, No. 1 out of 13 Best Hospitals near Atlanta
- Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Hospital, No. 1 out of 6 Best Hospitals near Baltimore
- Boston: Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, No. 1 (tied) out of 10 Best Hospitals near Boston
- Charlotte: Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, No. 1 out of 6 Best Hospitals near Charlotte
- Chicago: Northwestern Medicine-Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Rush University Medical Center, No. 1 (tied) out of 20 Best Hospitals near Chicago
- Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic, No. 1 out of 6 Best Hospitals near Cleveland
- Dallas-Fort Worth: UT Southwestern Medical Center, No. 1 out of 13 Best Hospitals near Dallas-Fort Worth
- Detroit: University of Michigan Health-Ann Arbor, No. 1 out of 11 Best Hospitals near Detroit
- Houston: Houston Methodist Hospital, No. 1 out of 14 Best Hospitals near Houston
- Kansas City: University of Kansas Hospital, No. 1 out of 5 Best Hospitals near Kansas City
- Los Angeles: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, No. 1 (tied) out of 25 Best Hospitals near Los Angeles
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale: Cleveland Clinic Weston, No. 1 out of 8 Best Hospitals near Miami-Fort Lauderdale
- Minneapolis-St. Paul: M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, No. 1 out of 10 Best Hospitals near Minneapolis-St. Paul
- New York: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell and NYU Langone Hospitals, No. 1 (tied) out of 28 Best Hospitals near New York
- Philadelphia: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, No. 1 out of 13 Best Hospitals near Philadelphia
- Phoenix: Mayo Clinic-Arizona, No. 1 out of 5 Best Hospitals near Phoenix
- Pittsburgh: UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, No. 1 out of 6 Best Hospitals near Pittsburgh
- Portland: OHSU Hospital, No. 1 out of 6 Best Hospitals near Portland
- Raleigh-Durham: Duke University Hospital, No. 1 out of 6 Best Hospitals near Raleigh-Durham
- Richmond: VCU Medical Center, No. 1 out of 5 Best Hospitals near Richmond
- Sacramento: UC Davis Medical Center, No. 1 out of 6 Best Hospitals near Sacramento
- San Diego: UC San Diego Health-La Jolla, Hillcrest, & East Campus Medical Centers, No. 1 out of 9 Best Hospitals near San Diego
- San Francisco: UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center, No. 1 out of 13 Best Hospitals near San Francisco
- Seattle: Virginia Mason Medical Center, No. 1 out of 9 Best Hospitals near Seattle
- St. Louis: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, No. 1 out of 8 Best Hospitals near St. Louis
- Tampa-St. Petersburg: Tampa General Hospital, No. 1 out of 5 Best Hospitals near Tampa-St. Petersburg
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, No. 1 out of 6 Best Hospitals near Hampton Roads
- Washington, D.C.: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, No. 1 out of 12 Best Hospitals near Washington, D.C.
Full list of 32 top-ranked Florida hospitals by U.S. News
U.S. News evaluated 274 hospitals in Florida, with thirty-two meeting the high U.S. News standards and being recognized as Best Regional Hospitals:
- Mayo Clinic – Florida, Jacksonville
- AdventHealth Orlando
- UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville
- Cleveland Clinic Weston
- University of Miami Hospital and Clinics-UHealth Tower
- Tampa General Hospital
- Baptist Health Baptist Hospital, Miami
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach
- Orlando Health – Orlando Regional Medical Center
- Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
- AdventHealth Daytona Beach
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital
- HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, Gainesville
- Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers
- Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater
- Memorial Hospital West, Pembroke Pines
- NCH Baker Hospital, Naples
- AdventHealth Tampa
- AdventHealth Zephyrhills
- UF Health Jacksonville
- AdventHealth Fish Memorial, Orange City
- AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
- Baptist Health South Miami Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, Vero Beach
- Cleveland Clinic Martin Health – Stuart
- Gulf Coast Medical Center, Fort Myers
- AdventHealth Palm Coast
- HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Miami
- AdventHealth Waterman, Tavares
- HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, Kissimmee
- HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Miami
- Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne
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