HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital earns 2025 Healthgrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award for top-tier care
Destin, Florida – Ranked among America’s top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery, HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital has received remarkable national praise from Healthgrades, the premier online resource for physician and hospital information. This acknowledgement underlines the hospital’s dedication to provide high-quality healthcare since it ranks among the top 5% nationally for its excellent orthopedic treatments.
The hospital’s exceptional orthopedic surgery performance fits well with a larger accomplishment since it also earned the esteemed 2025 Healthgrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™. This accolade marks the hospital’s consistent provision of top-tier orthopedic care, an effort that spans several years and showcases its sustained commitment to enhancing patient outcomes.
In addition, HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin stood out among the top 10% of hospitals around for surgical care by receiving the 2025 Healthgrades Surgical Care Excellence Award™. This suite of awards from Healthgrades emphasizes the hospital’s broad expertise and dedication to maintaining superior care across multiple specialties.
Complementing its list of awards, this fall the hospital received a sought-after ‘A’ rating from The Leapfrog Group. Independent national nonprofit Leapfrog, which emphasizes healthcare quality and safety, rates based on exact performance criteria. This ‘A’ rating highlights the hospital’s dedication to safeguarding patient safety and its exceptional standards in healthcare provision.
“Our hospital is a national leader in quality care because of our incredible team and their singular focus on providing exceptional, compassionate care for every patient,” said HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital chief medical officer, Dr. Dan Hagler. “It is an honor to be recognized by Healthgrades and The Leapfrog Group for our leadership in patient outcomes, patient safety and our commitment to serving our community.”
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Healthgrades assesses hospitals based on risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates over more than 30 typical illnesses and operations. This comprehensive assessment guarantees that only the best performing hospitals—in key areas such cardiac care, orthopedics, vascular, gastrointestinal, and surgical excellence—are recognized for their offerings.
Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer and head of data science at Healthgrades, commended the hospital for its dedication to maintaining high standards. ” The leadership, expertise, and unwavering dedication to clinical excellence at HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital sets a high mark for specialty care in Florida and nationwide,” he said.
“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade is a significant accomplishment for HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It reflects enormous dedication to your patients and their families, and your whole community should be proud. I extend my congratulations to HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for their tireless efforts to put patients first.”
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Further information on Healthgrades’ website is accessible for those interested in understanding how hospitals are assessed and why these recognitions important. This tool helps patients decide where to get treatment by giving them understanding of how hospital quality could affect care and treatment results.
Striking to surpass expectations in all spheres of healthcare, HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital keeps proving its leadership in medical excellence and patient safety with its extensive range of recognitions.
