The BayCare Health System released its 2025 Report to the Community April 7, showing operating revenue rose to $6.97 billion, up from $6.27 billion a year earlier. Community benefit spending also increased, reaching $500 million in 2025.
That spending includes charity care, support for underinsured patients and a range of health-related social services. For St. Petersburg, the larger story is how those dollars translate into care capacity and neighborhood-level support.
At St. Anthony’s Hospital, BayCare opened a dedicated neurology intensive care unit in 2025, adding a higher level of care for patients facing complex neurosurgical procedures and recovery. The move builds on BayCare’s wider effort to keep more specialized treatment within the region rather than sending patients elsewhere…