Awards and Recognition

BayCare Clinical Awards

 

FORTUNE/PINC AI (Formerly FORTUNE/Merative, FORTUNE/IBM Watson Health)

• BayCare in the top quartile of large U.S. health systems for clinical outcomes, operational efficiency and patient experience, 2023. Top quintile in 2022, 2021.
• St. Joseph’s Hospital named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals, 2023, 2022, 2021. Read more. 

THE LEAPFROG GROUP

• Nine BayCare acute care hospitals received "A" grades for patient safety. Fall, 2024.

HEALTHGRADES

BayCare hospitals have received numerous five-star (top) ratings for exceptional performance in specific areas of care from Healthgrades, which rates hospitals based on clinical outcomes across 31 conditions and procedures. The analyses are based on 45+ million Medicare medical claims at over 4,500 hospitals nationwide for the most recent three-year period.

Morton Plant Hospital

• Number 1 hospital in Florida for cardiac surgery 
• Top 10% in the nation for cardiac surgery 
• America's 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery™ 
• Five-Star Recipient for Valve Surgery for 2 Years in a Row (2023-2024) 
• Five-Star Recipient for Spinal Fusion Surgery for 2 Years in a Row (2023-2024)

St. Joseph's Hospitals

• America's 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery™ 
• Rated in top 10% of hospitals evaluated for gynecologic surgery for six years in a row (2018-2023) 
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke for 2 Years in a Row (2023-2024) 
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for 2 Years in a Row (2023-2024) 
• Five-Star Recipient for Peripheral Vascular Bypass in 2023 
• Five-Star Recipient for Colorectal Surgeries for 5 Years in a Row (2019-2023) 
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis in 2023 
• Five-Star Recipient for C-Section Delivery for 6 Years in a Row (2018-2023) 
• Five-Star Recipient for Gynecologic Procedures for 6 Years in a Row (2018-2023) 

Winter Haven Hospital

• Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Bypass Surgery for 2 Years in a Row (2023-2024) 
• Five-Star Recipient for Defibrillator Procedures for 2 Years in a Row (2023-2024) 
• Five-Star Recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment for 7 Years in a Row (2018-2024) 
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke for 4 Years in a Row (2020-2023) 
• Five-Star Recipient for Colorectal Surgeries in 2023 
• Five-Star Recipient for Appendectomy in 2023 
• Five-Star Recipient for C Section Delivery for 4 Years in a Row (2020-2023)

Mease Countryside Hospital

• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack in 2023 
• Five-Star Recipient for Peripheral Vascular Bypass for 5 Years in a Row (2019-2023) 
• Five-Star Recipient for C-Section Delivery for 9 Years in a Row (2015-2023)

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital

• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke for 2 Years in a Row (2022-2023)

Mease Dunedin Hospital

• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Diabetic Emergencies in 2023

SOCIETY FOR THORACIC SURGEONS

• BayCare’s open-heart centers achieved the highest three-star rating, 2023.
• Morton Plant Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Winter Haven Hospital were placed in the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for cardiac outcomes, 2023.

PRESS GANEY HUMAN EXPERIENCE AWARDS^®

• 2023 Guardian of Excellence awards for patient experience: BayCare Outpatient Imaging locations at Carillon, South Tampa, Trinity, Land O’ Lakes and Big Bend; by BayCare Outreach Laboratory Patient Service Centers in Palm Harbor and at St. Anthony’s Hospital Medical Arts Building; by Mease Countryside Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and by Morton Plant Hospital North Bay Rehabilitation.
• 2023 Pinnacle of Excellence awards for patient experience sustained over a three-year period: BayCare Outpatient Imaging locations at Hampton Lakes and Carillon and by BayCare Medical Group’s Breast Surgery team at St. Joseph’s Hospital-South.
• 2022 Guardian of Excellence awards for patient experience: BayCare Outpatient Imaging locations at Carillon and Hampton Lakes; BayCare Lab Patient Service Centers at South Tampa, Mease Dunedin Hospital and the St. Anthony's Hospital Medical Arts Building; and Mease Countryside Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• 2022 Pinnacle of Excellence award for patient experience sustained over a three-year period: BayCare Outpatient Imaging at Hampton Lakes.

BARIATRIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

Mease Dunedin Hospital and St. Anthony’s Hospital designated in 2023 as Centers of Excellence by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

• 2023 Get with the Guidelines–Gold Plus Achievement for stroke care: Morton Plant Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Winter Haven Hospital.
• 2023 Get with the Guidelines–Silver Plus Achievement for stroke care: Bartow Regional Medical Center, Mease Dunedin Hospital, St. Anthony’s Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital-South.

DNV GL HEALTHCARE STROKE CERTIFICATIONS

• Morton Plant Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital received certification as Comprehensive Stroke Centers, reflecting the highest level of competence for treatment of serious stroke events.
• Mease Countryside Hospital, Mease Dunedin Hospital, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, South Florida Baptist Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital-South, St. Joseph’s Hospital-North and St. Anthony’s Hospital received Primary Stroke Certification, affirming their readiness to handle a full range of stroke-related medical problems.
• BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel, Bardmoor Emergency Center and Bartow Regional Medical Center received certification as Acute Stroke Ready Centers, signifying their ability to diagnose, stabilize, treat and transfer most patients with stroke.

AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER

BayCare’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers in 2023 became the first outpatient surgery centers in the U.S. to receive the Pathway to Excellence designation for superior clinical work environments, joining the majority of BayCare hospitals that have the designation.

BayCare Workplace Awards

 

PEOPLE Companies That Care

BayCare has received this national designation from PEOPLE® and Great Place to Work three times since 2020.

Energage and USA Today

BayCare was named among the 2024 Top Workplaces USA by Energage and USA Today, one of the top 100 companies nationwide with 2,500 employees or more. The award is based on employee surveys.

Energage and Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards

• In 2024, BayCare was named a Top Workplace for Innovation, Top Workplace for Work-Life Flexibility, Top Workplace for Leadership and Top Workplace for Purpose & Values.

GREAT PLACE TO WORK and FORTUNE magazine recognitions:

• Best Workplaces in Health Care™ (large category) – 2023, 2022
• Best Workplaces in Health Care and Biopharma™ – 2021
• FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® – 2021

Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces

BayCare has received this award annually since 2015, including 2024.