Around every corner of Greater Tampa Bay, the best hospitals stand ready to serve patients with next-level health care.
The large urban centers of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater are home to excellent hospitals that are not only the best in the region, but among the very best in the state. Throughout the region’s many smaller cities, hospitals provide expert care with nationally recognized procedures.
World-class review site U.S. News & World Report has recognized several local hospitals. Tampa General Hospital is nationally ranked in five adult specialties, and it is one of several in the area to place high in USNWR’s state and regional rankings. In addition, 19 hospitals throughout the region have earned high performing status for one or more procedures or conditions, according to USNWR.
When it comes to health care, these rankings matter — and they are so much more than a number. Whenever a loved one is in need of treatment, be it routine or intensive, any family wants the absolute best for their loved ones. Going to a highly ranked hospital or treatment center means that those loved ones are in the best possible hands, with the most proven experience and strongest support from technologies, advanced research and innovative practices.
Here is a look at what GTB’s highest ranked hospitals have to offer.
What do U.S. News & World Report rankings mean?
To earn a national ranking in an adult specialty, a hospital must be one of the top 50 hospitals in the country for that particular specialty. If a hospital has a high performing specialty, that means it is in the top 10% of all rated hospitals in the country for that particular specialty.
U.S. News & World Report does not include every hospital in the U.S. in its ratings — only those that “regularly treat complex cases and therefore have the experience to provide high-quality care,” according to its ranking FAQ. So, if USNWR rates a hospital at all, that hospital ranks among the best. If a hospital has a nationally ranked or a high performing specialty, then it is among the best of the best in that specialty.
U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals in Tampa-St. Petersburg
- Tampa General Hospital, Tampa
- Morton Plant Hospital, BayCare, Clearwater
- St. Joseph’s Hospital-Tampa, BayCare, Tampa
- AdventHealth Tampa, Tampa
- St. Anthony’s Hospital, BayCare, St. Petersburg
Tampa General Hospital
Highlights
- Nationally ranked in five adult specialties
- Regionally ranked
- No. 4 in Florida
- No. 1 in Tampa-St. Petersburg
- High Performing in four adult specialties, 12 procedures and conditions
Tampa General Hospital is a world-class hospital and a leading academic medical center in the region, affiliated with the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine. It sets its own bar high, with almost two decades on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list and in global rankings by Newsweek.
For the sixth consecutive year, TGH is named among Florida’s top four hospitals.
“Consistency in performance is what is most important as we continue on our journey to become the safest and most innovative academic health system in America,” said John Couris, TGH president and CEO.
More transplant procedures are performed at TGH than almost anywhere else in the country. It has performed more than 11,000 transplant surgeries — 5,000 of which were kidney transplants — a feat only a few dozen other hospitals nationwide have reached.
In 2021, TGH began a $550 million expansion to the already large hospital in the Davis Islands area. Additions over several years will include a new intensive care unit, a freestanding emergency department, renovations and expansions to the Burn Center, expansions to the Bayshore Pavilion, main campus lobby renovations and new clinic space at the TGH Brandon Healthplex Oncology Institute.
Tampa General Hospital U.S. News & World Report best rankings
- Nationally ranked
- Ear, Nose & Throat — No. 21
- Orthopedics — No. 23
- Gastroenterology & GI Surgery — No. 26
- Diabetes & Endocrinology — No. 28
- Rehabilitation — No. 36
- High Performing Specialties
- Cancer
- Geriatrics
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
Morton Plant Hospital, a BayCare hospital
Highlights
- Regionally ranked
- No. 6 in Florida
- No. 2 in Tampa-St. Petersburg
- High performing in 15 procedures and conditions
Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater has more than 100 years of top patient care. In that time, it has not only landed on USNWR rankings, but Watson Health included it on its list of 100 Top Hospitals nationwide eight times — including in 2021. The hospital treats up to 50,000 patients each year with the latest technology in more than 50 specialties.
MPH is part of the area’s largest health care system, BayCare Health System. BayCare includes 15 hospitals and hundreds more facilities in GTB and Central Florida, and all are nonprofit. BayCare hosts around 3,500 free classes and events throughout the year.
MPH continues to grow. It recently opened the Doyle Tower, featuring an additional main entrance, a new surgical center, women’s services and orthopedics units.
St. Joseph’s Hospital, a BayCare hospital
Highlights
- Regionally ranked
- No. 12 in Florida
- No. 3 in Tampa-St. Petersburg
- High performing in 10 procedures conditions
Another key hospital within the BayCare system, St. Joseph’s Hospital has served the Tampa community since 1934. Like Morton Plant, St. Joseph’s is a Watson Health Top Hospital in 2021.
SJH is a standout when it comes to specialized care. With medical teams in more than 70 specialties, even the most complex diagnoses and treatments are handled with expertise here. An excellent example of specialized care at SJH is the St. Jospeh’s Women’s Hospital, renowned for labor and delivery, childbirth education, its level IV neonatal intensive care unit and maternal/fetal program.
SJH rose to meet the demands of the community with a $126 million expansion project to its campus on the eastern edge of the Westshore District. Most notably, the project included a new, six-story tower that opened in 2020, with a pedestrian bridge connecting the women’s hospital to the general hospital.
AdventHealth Tampa
Highlights
- AdventHealth Tampa
- Regionally ranked
- No. 25 in Florida (tied)
- No. 4 in Tampa-St. Petersburg (tied)
- High Performing in seven procedures and conditions
- Regionally ranked
AdventHealth has a large and highly regarded presence throughout much of Florida and in eight other states. The West Florida Division represents the GTB area, with 10 acute care hospitals, six Centra Care urgent care centers, five freestanding emergency rooms and more locally. AdventHealth Tampa shines the brightest among its other GTB campuses in USNWR rankings, with high performing status in seven procedures and conditions, plus regional and state rankings.
AdventHealth Tampa’s Taneja Center for Surgery opened in 2021. The $256 million project included a tower with new inpatient rooms, operating rooms, pre- and post-op rooms, a new main entrance to the hospital and many first-floor amenities.
Other recent developments include a $20 million project at AdventHealth North Pinellas in Tarpon Springs, with expansions to the main hospital and renovations to the emergency department.
“The state-of-the-art upgrades solidify our everlasting commitment to providing health, hope, and healing for our community,” said Jason Dunkel, president and CEO for AdventHealth North Pinellas.
St. Anthony’s Hospital, a BayCare hospital
Highlights
- Regionally ranked
- No. 25 in Florida (tied)
- No. 4 in Tampa-St. Petersburg (tied)
- High performing in six procedures and conditions
Part of the BayCare Health System, St. Anthony’s Hospital has a legacy of compassionate health care in St. Petersburg. The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany founded this hospital in 1931 with values of treating the whole patient with gentle and attentive care. It has an emphasis onis the county’s only faith-based health care provider with an emphasis on holistic healing.
SAH has an emphasis on holistic healing. Another guiding principle at SAH is to remain on the cutting edge of health care in terms of technology and innovation. Physicians use advanced technologies to care for patients with a variety of nationally recognized services.
Construction on a $152 million expansion project is expected to reach completion in 2022. This will include a new, 90-bed patient tower, an improved relocation of the cafeteria and kitchen, pharmacy and laboratory, new educational classrooms and inpatient dialysis expansion.
Learn more about GTB’s incredible health care options here.
