March 8, 2023) – HCA Florida Healthcare-affiliated hospitals across the state have earned a 2022 HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction Award, an annual program that recognizes and rewards exemplary nursing units at HCA Healthcare sites of care. The Unit of Distinction designation is achieved through measurable, exemplary performance in the strategic areas of advocacy and leadership, consistency in nursing practice and operations and leveraging scale to improve patient care.
Units of Distinction are categorized in the top five percent of all HCA Healthcare medical surgical, critical care, emergency services, surgical services, behavioral health, women’s and children’s nursing units, pediatrics/PICU and inpatient rehabilitation units. The top six to ten percent of all HCA Healthcare units earned honorable mention designations.
United as a statewide network in 2021, HCA Florida Healthcare includes approximately 11,000 experienced doctors and 77,000 colleagues working together to deliver advanced, collaborative care to more than 7.4 million patients each year.
“Each year we look forward to celebrating the selfless individuals who continually show up for our patients across the country,” said Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC, senior vice president and chief nurse executive of HCA Healthcare. “The Unit of Distinction program celebrates HCA Healthcare’s many exemplary nursing units and raises our standard of nursing excellence every year. Congratulations to this year’s winners.”
A total of 204 nursing units were recognized as top-performing nursing units in a ceremony broadcast from HCA Healthcare’s headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
Below are the HCA Florida Healthcare facilities recognized with a Unit of Distinction by medical specialty:
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Unit of Distinction – Top-Ranking Unit
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Behavioral Health Services
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Behavioral Health Services (Miami, Florida)
Unit of Distinction recipient
HCA Florida Capital Hospital, Behavioral Health Unit
Unit of Distinction honorees
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, 4NE Psychiatric Locked Unit
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, 4SW Behavioral Health Geriatric Unit
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Behavioral Health Unit
CRITICAL CARE
Unit of Distinction recipients
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
HCA Florida South Shore Hospital, Critical Care Unit
HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital, Critical Care Unit
HCA Florida West Hospital, Coronary Care Unit
HCA Florida West Hospital, Intensive Care Unit Open Heart/Neuro
HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, Intensive Care Unit
Unit of Distinction honorees
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, Intensive Care Unit
HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital, Intensive Care Unit
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Units of Distinction recipients
HCA Florida Pasadena, Emergency Department
HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital, Emergency Department
Unit of Distinction honorees
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, Emergency Services
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Emergency Department
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Emergency Department
HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital, Emergency Department
HCA Florida University Hospital, Emergency Department
FREE-STANDING EMERGENCY ROOM
Unit of Distinction – Top-Ranking Unit
HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, HCA Florida Trailwinds Village Emergency
HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, HCA Florida Trailwinds Village Emergency (Ocala, Florida)
Unit of Distinction recipients
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Free Standing Emergency Department
HCA Florida Perdido Bay Emergency, an extension of the campus of HCA Florida West Hospital
Unit of Distinction honorees
HCA Florida Doral Emergency Room, an extension of the emergency department at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
HCA Florida Riverview Emergency, an extension of HCA Florida Brandon Hospital’s emergency department
INPATIENT REHABILITATION
Unit of Distinction recipient
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Mercy Acute Rehabilitation
MEDICAL SURGICAL
Unit of Distinction recipients
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, 2 East
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, 3 East
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, 7N Telemetry and Trauma MS
HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, Medical Surgical
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 6 Carroll
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 7 Carroll
HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital, Orthopedic & Spine Unit
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Medical/Oncology/Pediatrics
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Orthopedic and Spine Institute
HCA Florida West Hospital, 5 North – Post Surgical Unit
HCA Florida Westside Hospital, Surgical/ Ortho/ Neuro
Unit of Distinction honorees
HCA Florida Blake Hospital, 3E Joint Care
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, C2MED
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, Surgical Care Unit
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, 5 East Telemetry
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 8 Carroll Neurology/Telemetry Unit
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Medical Surgical Department
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Surgical Progressive Care Unit
HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, 5 East
HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital, Medical Surgical Telemetry
HCA Florida Westside Hospital, Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Oncology
NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE
Unit of Distinction recipient
HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
PEDIATRICS
Unit of Distinction recipient
HCA Florida West Hospital, Pediatric Unit
PERINATAL SERVICES
Unit of Distinction honoree
HCA Florida Citrus Hospital, Women & Baby Center
PROGRESSIVE CARE UNIT
Unit of Distinction recipient
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 5 Carroll Progressive Care Unit
SURGICAL SERVICES/PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES
Unit of Distinction recipients
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, Outpatient Surgery
HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, Same Day Surgery
HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, Outpatient/Pre-Admit Testing
SURGICAL SERVICES / INTRA-OPERATIVE SURGERY SERVICES
Unit of Distinction – Top-Ranking Unit
HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital, Operating Room
HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital, Operating Room (Niceville, Florida)
Unit of Distinction recipient
HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, Surgical Services
Unit of Distinction honoree
HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, Surgical Services
SURGICAL SERVICES / POST-SURGERY SERVICES
Unit of Distinction recipient
UCF Lake Nona Hospital, Surgical Services
About HCA Florida Healthcare
HCA Florida Healthcare, a part of HCA Healthcare, is a family of more than 570 affiliated sites of care, including hospitals, physician practices and freestanding emergency rooms. United as a statewide network in 2021, HCA Florida Healthcare includes approximately 11,000 experienced doctors and 77,000 colleagues working together to deliver advanced, collaborative care to more than 7.4 million patients each year. HCA Florida Healthcare is committed to improving more lives in more ways and giving back to the communities it serves. The network provided nearly $836.6 million in uncompensated care and invested significantly in innovative technologies and facilities across Florida, including the new $360 million state-of-the-art, multi-specialty HCA Florida University Hospital in Davie, Fla. A strong advocate for the next generation of healthcare professionals, HCA Florida Healthcare is also a major supporter of university-based healthcare programs and residencies and fellowships throughout the Sunshine State. For more information, please visit HCAFloridaHealthcare.com.