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.
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.
- 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
- 2024 Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus award, along with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus distinction: Morton Plant Hospital
- 2024 Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus, award, along with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite distinction: St. Anthony’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital-South, Winter Haven Hospital
- 2024 Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus award: Mease Dunedin Hospital
- 2024 Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus, award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite distinction: Mease Countryside Hospital, South Florida Baptist Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital-North
DNV HEALTHCARE STROKE CERTIFICATIONS
- Comprehensive Stroke Centers, certified for their ability to provide the highest level of care for serious stroke events, include Morton Plant Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital.
- Primary Stroke Certification, affirming their readiness to manage a full range of stroke-related medical conditions, has been awarded to 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.
- Acute Stroke Ready Centers, certified for their ability to diagnose, stabilize, treat, and transfer most stroke patients, include BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel, Bardmoor Emergency Center, and Bartow Regional Medical 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
BayCare has received this national designation from PEOPLE® and Great Place to Work three times since 2020.
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.
- 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.
- 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
BayCare has received this award annually since 2015, including 2024.
