HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital Receives an 'A' Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group 5/1/2025

HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital has earned an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.  Leapfrog assigns an ‘A,’ ‘B,’ ‘C,’ ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.   
 
“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade for a fourth consecutive period by a respected third-party agency is an accomplishment our organization takes pride in,” said Guillermo Pierluisi, Chief Medical Officer.  “It is a direct reflection of our team’s unwavering commitment to putting patient safety first in everything we do.”      
 
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused solely on the prevention of medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States.  This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually in the fall and spring.
To see HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital’s full grade details and to find valuable tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org 
 
 
 
 
About HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital
Located in the heart of South Tampa, HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital is a full service 373-bed acute care facility dedicated to personal care. As part of HCA Florida Healthcare, our services include emergency care, an accredited Comprehensive Bariatric Center of Excellence, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, orthopedic and spine care, hyperbaric wound care, a cardiac catheterization lab and advanced cardiac imaging.
Our secondary campus, HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital, is renowned for its Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, a destination program specializing in the treatment of tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands.  Additionally, the West Tampa campus offers emergency care, inpatient and outpatient mental health services. 
South Tampa Hospital proudly serves more than 68,639 patients annually and has been recognized for our safety and quality achievements, including earning the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence™ award for two consecutive years and Healthgrades Top 5% nationally in bariatric surgery for three consecutive years.  For more information, visit HCAFloridaSouthTampaHospital.com.