Nine hospitals in the region were listed among Florida’s best on a recent ranking by Forbes magazine’s 2026 Top Hospitals survey.
The hospitals on the list — more than 5,400 were considered initially, the magazine says, and 762 were chosen, with 29 in Florida — from the region include:
- AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
- AdventHealth Zephyrhills
- HCA Florida Doctors Hospital in Sarasota
- Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
- Lee Memorial Health in Fort Myers
- Mease Dunedin Hospital in Pinellas County
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s main campus in Sarasota
- SMH’s Venice campus
- St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa
It was the first year Forbes compiled such a list, which totaled 253 facilities with five-star rankings and 509 with four-star rankings. Hospitals in the region with five stars are: SMH-Sarasota, AdventHealth Zephyrhills and Lee Health.
“We are honored to be recognized as a 2026 Top Hospitals by Forbes,” Lakewood Ranch Medical Center CEO Rob Anderson says in a release. “This distinction reflects the dedication and expertise of our entire care team who strive daily to provide exceptional, patient-centered care.
Forbes says its main focus was on clinical patient outcomes…