Recognition reflects excellence in cardiac, spine, orthopedic, pulmonary, critical care and more

Palm Beach County, FL  - Palm Beach Health Network (PBHN) hospitals have once again been recognized nationally for excellence in patient outcomes, earning a wide array of prestigious awards from Healthgrades, one of the nation’s leading platforms for evaluating hospital quality and physician performance. Collectively, the network achieved high rankings and multiple five-star awards across key areas of clinical care, highlighting PBHN’s commitment to quality, safety, and innovation for the communities it serves.

Across Palm Beach County, Healthgrades distinctions highlight PBHN’s expertise in cardiac, spine, orthopedic, neurosciences, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and critical care services:

• Delray Medical Center was named one of America’s Top 50 Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery and received 17 clinical achievements, including the Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award, Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, and Critical Care Excellence Award. The hospital also ranked among the top 10% in the nation for both pulmonary and critical care services.

• Good Samaritan Medical Center placed in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for outpatient orthopedic surgery and earned seven distinctions, including five-star ratings for stroke care, upper gastrointestinal surgeries, and outpatient total hip and back and neck surgeries.
• Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center was named among America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery, placing it in the top 10% nationwide for cardiac care. It remains the only hospital in northern Palm Beach County to earn this recognition and was also a five-star recipient for valve surgery, spinal fusion, carotid surgery, stroke, and respiratory failure care.

• St. Mary’s Medical Center earned a place among Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery and received the Spine Surgery Excellence Award. The hospital ranked among the top 10% in the nation for spine surgery and received five-star recognition for spinal fusion procedures.

• West Boca Medical Center achieved four five-star awards for treatment of heart failure, respiratory failure, colorectal surgeries, and sepsis, marking multiple consecutive years of excellence across each of these key service lines.

“Healthgrades’ recognition of our hospitals across so many specialties reflects the expertise and exceptional dedication of our physicians, nurses, and care teams,” said Maggie Gill, Group President, for Tenet Healthcare’s East Coast Region. “These awards validate our commitment to clinical excellence and reinforce what our patients already know: that the Palm Beach Health Network provides compassionate, high-quality care close to home.”

From heart and spine surgery to advanced orthopedic, pulmonary, and critical care, Palm Beach Health Network continues to invest in innovation, technology, and talent to elevate patient care throughout Palm Beach County and beyond.

Palm Beach Health Network’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 Health Network 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.