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QUAL I T Y & PAT I ENT SAF E T Y
HCA West Florida is committed to improving patient
care in the communities we serve. Our Clinical Excellence
program builds on best in industry performance – resulting
in improved patient safety and clinical outcomes.
100% Hospital Quality Leaders are certified or licensed in this area
Facility-based Chief Medical Officers work with physicians to drive
Clinical Excellence
Patient Mortality for Septic Shock Decreased 5%
Reduced Blood Transfusions by 26%
9 Hospitals recognized as Top Performers in Key Quality Measures by
The Joint Commission
13 Hospitals received an “A” or “B” Hospital Safety Score from
the Leapfrog Group in 2015
Our Clinical Excellence initiatives are focused on quality improvements in a number of
key specialty areas including heart attack, open heart surgery, blood stream infection,
hip/knee surgery, back surgery and stroke. By leveraging HCA’s national scale, we can
bring high quality personalized care to our patients.
HCA Innovations
As part of HCA, we bring innovative
health solutions to the communities
we serve.
First national health system to
mandate flu vaccination
March of Dimes collaboration
to prevent early elective
deliveries (39 weeks)
MRSA Reduction Efforts –
new standard preventing life
threatening infections
HCA’s Sarah Cannon
Research Institute is clinical
trial leader in more than 75%
of approved cancer therapies
