January 30, 2026 – HCA Florida Northwest Hospital, as a part of HCA Healthcare, today announced that it has been recognized on the Healthgrades America’s 250 Best Hospitals list for 2026, which recognizes the top 5% of hospitals in the country for clinical excellence. Inclusion on this list recognizes superior performance in providing care for conditions and procedures across multiple specialty lines and areas. This year, 44 HCA healthcare hospitals were recognized on the list.
“Being named one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades is a powerful validation of the exceptional care our physicians, nurses, and colleagues deliver every day,” said Kenneth Jones, chief executive officer of HCA Florida Northwest Hospital. “This recognition reflects our commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, and continuously raising the bar for the communities we serve.”
Determined exclusively by patient outcomes, the America’s 250 Best Hospital award celebrates the top 5% of hospitals in the country for clinical excellence. To be eligible, a hospital must have evaluations in at least 21 of the 31 Healthgrades procedures and conditions using independent, publicly available Medicare inpatient data from the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) file from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). To determine this year’s list, Healthgrades then evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for more than 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide…