Three years in a row!
January 27, 2026 – HCA Florida Aventura Hospital announced today that it has been named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, the number one site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. This achievement reflects HCA Florida Aventura Hospital’s commitment to clinical excellence and top-tier patient care, placing the organization in the top 2% of U.S. hospitals for overall clinical performance for a third year in a row.
In addition to this distinction for overall clinical care, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital’s Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospital accolades extend across specialties – orthopedic, spine, prostate, and gastrointestinal surgery; critical and vascular care – where they rank among America’s 50 Best Hospitals for two years in a row. These accolades further underscore HCA Florida Aventura Hospital’s dedication to delivering the highest quality care to every patient, year after year.
“Our culture drives everything we do. We consistently show up for our patients and the communities we serve by delivering leadership and operational excellence, cultivating physician and colleague engagement, ensuring a positive patient experience, and proactively engaging in ongoing, quality improvement processes”, shared HCA Florida Aventura Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, David LeMonte.
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital’s achievement is based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. To determine America’s 100 Best Hospitals for 2026, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for more than 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide.
Healthgrades’ analysis found that outcomes vary widely between the nation’s highest- and lowest-performing facilities—and the gap is getting bigger. In fact, if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to America’s 100 Best, on average, 210,126 lives could have been saved during the 2022-2024 study period.* These findings illustrate the importance of choosing a facility with an established record of superior clinical outcomes.
“This year’s America’s Best Hospitals list gives patients a clearer picture of where high-quality care is delivered most consistently,” said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “Patients can feel confident in their decision to seek care at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, an organization that is setting the standard for clinical excellence nationwide.”
With care variation on the rise, consumers must find and select a top-rated hospital to maximize their chances of a successful outcome. Consumers can visit Healthgrades’ America’s Best Patient Advocate Center to learn more about how Healthgrades identifies the national leaders in clinical excellence.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2022 through 2024 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2026 America’s Best Hospital Awards Methodology.
About HCA Florida Aventura Hospital
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital provides highly specialized tertiary care services, including cardiac surgery, orthopedic and spine surgery, neurosurgery, surgical oncology and other complicated treatments and procedures. The hospital has served the northern Miami-Dade County area since 1965 and today offers 493 beds, including an inpatient rehabilitation center. Leveraging the latest technologies and treatment protocols, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital meets both the elective and emergency healthcare needs of its neighboring communities and international visitors, including being an American College of Surgeons Verified Level II Trauma Center and recognized by The Leapfrog Group with an A Hospital Safety Grade. HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, is a part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the leading provider of healthcare in the state of Florida.
About HCA Florida Healthcare
HCA Florida Healthcare, a part of HCA Healthcare, is a family of more than 650 affiliated care sites, including hospitals, physician practices, freestanding emergency rooms and urgent care centers. As one of the state’s leading healthcare networks, HCA Florida Healthcare’s 11,100 experienced doctors and more than 84,000 colleagues work together to deliver equitable, evidence-based collaborative care through more than 12 million patient encounters annually. HCA Florida Healthcare is committed to improving more lives in more ways and giving back to the communities it serves. In 2024, the network provided more than $1 billion in uncompensated care and contributed more than $3.7 million to
