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FL

Population: 22.6M • 9 healthcare regions

Healthcare Regions in Florida

South Florida / Miami Metro

Cities: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton

Population: ~6.1M

Top Health Systems:

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    Cleveland Clinic Weston
    #48 nationally, #6 in Florida
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    Baptist Health Baptist Hospital
    #8 in Florida, #1 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale
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    University of Miami Hospital (UHealth Tower)
    #9 in Florida, nationally ranked 3 specialties
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    Mount Sinai Medical Center
    #10 in Florida
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    Memorial Regional Hospital (Hollywood)
    Nationally ranked 6 pediatric specialties

Tampa Bay Area

Cities: Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon

Population: ~3.0M

Top Health Systems:

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    Tampa General Hospital
    #2 in Florida, #6 nationally for OB/GYN, 8 specialty rankings
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    Morton Plant Hospital (Clearwater)
    #2 in Tampa-St. Petersburg
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    AdventHealth Tampa
    #3 in Tampa-St. Petersburg
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    Moffitt Cancer Center
    Top cancer center

Orlando / Central Florida

Cities: Orlando, Kissimmee, Sanford, Winter Park

Population: ~2.4M

Top Health Systems:

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    AdventHealth Orlando
    #1 in Florida (2025), Honor Roll, 11 adult + 2 pediatric rankings
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    Orlando Health - Orlando Regional Medical Center
    #5 in Florida
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    Nemours Children's Hospital
    Top pediatric facility
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    Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Jacksonville / Northeast Florida

Cities: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Orange Park

Population: ~1.5M

Top Health Systems:

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    Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
    #1 in FL (8 of past 9 years), #24 nationally for Cancer, 10 specialty rankings
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    UF Health Jacksonville
    Level I trauma center
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    Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
    #11 in Florida
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    Wolfson Children's Hospital
    Top 50 nationally for pediatric cancer

North Central Florida

Cities: Gainesville, Ocala, The Villages

Population: ~600K

Top Health Systems:

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    UF Health Shands Hospital
    #3 in Florida, nationally ranked 7 specialties
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    UF Health Shands Children's Hospital
    #1 nationally Pediatric Behavioral Health, #15 Pediatric Cardiology
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    HCA Florida Ocala Hospital

Southwest Florida

Cities: Sarasota, Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral

Population: ~1.8M

Top Health Systems:

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    Sarasota Memorial Hospital
    #9 in Florida
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    Lee Memorial Hospital (Fort Myers)
    #12 in Florida
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    NCH Baker Hospital (Naples)
    #16 in Florida
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    Gulf Coast Medical Center (Fort Myers)
    #18 in Florida (tied)

Space Coast

Cities: Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, Cocoa Beach

Population: ~620K

Top Health Systems:

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    Holmes Regional Medical Center (Health First)
    #17 in Florida, 8 high-performing specialties
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    Health First Viera Hospital
    5-star CMS rating (1 of 15 in FL)
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    Health First Cape Canaveral Hospital
    Newsweek World's Best Hospitals 4 years
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    Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital

Treasure Coast

Cities: Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach, Stuart, Fort Pierce

Population: ~800K

Top Health Systems:

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    Cleveland Clinic Martin Health-Stuart
    #21 in Florida
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    Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital (Port St. Lucie)
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    Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital (Vero Beach)
    50 Best Outpatient Prostate Care
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    HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital (Fort Pierce)
    Level II Trauma

Northwest Florida / Panhandle

Cities: Pensacola, Tallahassee, Panama City, Fort Walton Beach

Population: ~1.5M

Top Health Systems:

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    Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
    Top 25 in FL, Fortune/PINC AI top-15 nationally
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    Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast
    Newsweek 2025 best-in-state, 5-star CMS
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    Baptist Hospital Pensacola
    Top 25 in FL, 7 High Performing areas
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    Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare

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