Only Hospital in Northern Palm Beach County to Earn America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery
November 11, 2025 – Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center announced today that it has achieved numerous accolades for clinical excellence from Healthgrades, one of the leading sites Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital.
Among Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center’s distinctions are placing among the country’s top 10% of hospitals for cardiac care, highlighted by being named among the 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery in the country and earning the Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award. It is the only hospital in northern Palm Beach County to be named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery. The hospital was also rated five stars for five services, including valve surgery, spinal fusion, carotid surgery, stroke care, treatment of respiratory failure.
“We are proud to be recognized by Healthgrades for our achievements in quality care, including for the heart. We were the first hospital to complete an open-heart surgery in the county in the 1980s and we have continued that tradition of heart care excellence ever since, which is reflected in these awards,” said Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center CEO, Erik Cazares. “These awards are patient and team driven. We are grateful for the community’s trust in our incredible team to continue to deliver quality outcomes.”
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center’s achievements are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. Each year, Healthgrades evaluates risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to identify the top hospitals in key specialty areas, including for cardiac services. Through easy-to-understand, objective measures of hospital performance, Healthgrades empowers patients with the information they need to find a hospital that excels in their procedure or condition.
As performance gaps persist between the nation’s highest- and lowest-achieving facilities, seeking care at a top program has never been more important. Healthgrades’ 2026 analysis revealed that if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2022-2024 study period, on average, 230,466 lives could have been saved and 156,797 complications could have been avoided.*
“Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high quality care tailored to their specific needs,” said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas, including cardiac care.”
Consumers can visit healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of how we rate and why hospital quality matters here.
*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 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology.
About Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center (PBGMC), part of the Palm Beach Health Network, the largest health care network in Palm Beach County, is a 199-bed acute care hospital. It has served the Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast communities for over 50 years. The hospital was the first in Palm Beach County to perform open-heart surgery and has remained on the forefront as one of the area’s leaders in cardiac care. PBGMC also offers award winning stroke care, neurosurgery, urology, orthopedics, robot assisted and minimally invasive surgical techniques, bloodless medicine and a 24-hour emergency room. For more information, visit: www.palmbeachhealthnetwork.com.
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