In additional to their services, these facilities continue to raise their bar and level of care, higher and higher each year.
Due to a commitment to excellence, the following health facilities have been recognized for consistency and are considered some of the Best in Florida Healthcare Facilities. Their achievements are shining examples of excellence.

H. Lee Moffitt Hospital, Tampa is often ranked in the top tier of Cancer facilities nationwide.
As the only Comprehensive Cancer Center in the State of Florida, which is designated by the National Institute of Cancer in recognition of excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control - Moffitt has maintained it's main priority - fighting cancer through patient care, education and research.
In 2001, the National Cancer Institute awarded Moffitt the status of a Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The H. Lee Moffitt Hospital currently has 15 affiliates in Florida, one in Georgia, and two in Puerto Rico. Additionally, Moffitt is listed in U.S. News & World Report as one of America's Best Hospitals for cancer. Moffitt's sole mission is to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.
Today, Moffitt Cancer Center is a not for-profit institution. It includes private patient rooms, the Southeast's largest Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, outpatient treatment programs that record more than 135,000 visits a year, the Moffitt Research Center, The Moffitt Clinic at Tampa General Hospital, and the Lifetime Cancer Screening Center.
800-456-3434 | 813-745-4673 | www.moffitt.org

Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach is dedicated to providing exceptional care. Their consistently strong performance in clinical quality outcomes is a reflection of the special attention this hospital provides to patients every day," explained Robert Krieger, CEO of Delray Medical Center. "Having the latest technology at our finger tips helps us 'raise the bar' for the standard of treatment our community can expect."
Delray Medical Center, part of Tenet's Palm Beach Health Network, is a 403-bed acute care hospital located at 5352 Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach. The community-based hospital has been serving the health care needs of south and central Palm Beach County for more than 20 years. Delray Medical Center, a state-designated Level II Trauma Center for adults and children, offers a broad array of specialized services-, ranging from acute care to rehabilitation, and psychiatric services to outpatient care. In 2005 and for the fourth year in succession, Solucient, a leading health care information company, listed Delray Medical Center as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals. The hospital was also honored with the prestigious Tenet Circle of Excellence award for outstanding performance; the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce's 2005 Business of the Year award; and its Cardiac Program were named 2005 Hospital-Based Program of the Year by the South Florida Business Journal. Delray Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
561-498-4440 | www.delraymedicalctr.com

What makes the 826-bed Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, unique is the fact it's a public hospital. Funded by Sarasota County from tax receipts from the counties population opens the doors to this award-winning facility to the public, regardless of their ability to pay.
For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report magazine has listed Sarasota Memorial Hospital in its prestigious "America's Best Hospitals" issue, ranking it among the top hospitals in the nation in six specialties (heart and heart surgery, cancer care, digestive disorders, orthopedics, respiratory disorders and gynecology) for 2006.
"For the fifth year, Solucient has listed Sarasota Memorial's cardiovascular services among the best in the U.S.," said Rick Harrell, executive director of Sarasota Memorial's Heart & Vascular Services. "U.S. News & World Report also has named SMHCS among the top 25 heart/heart surgery programs in the nation for three straight years. These honors demonstrate our physicians' and staff's consistent quality, longstanding expertise, and commitment to excellence."
In addition to the above, Sarasota Memorial Hospital is among a growing number of facilities to use therapeutic endovascular hypothermia to treat selected stroke and cardiac arrest patients. The advanced protocol lowers a patient's body temperature to help decrease cell death and improve neurological outcomes.
Current accolades include the U.S. News and World Reports ranking as among the nation's best in: Cancer care (50); Digestive Disorders (42); Gynecology (49); Heart and Heart Surgery (24); Orthopedics (30); Respitory Diseases (44).
941-917-9000 | www.smh.com

Additional facilities within the State of Florida (based on the country's Top 50 facilities) boast an outstanding reputation. The following list portrays how well the rest of Florida ranked according to the U.S. News and World Report 2006:

Digestive Disorders
Rank: 27 | University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Rank: 47 | Shands, at the University of Florida, Gainesville

Ear, Nose and Throat
Rank: 22 | University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital

Endocrinology
Rank: 38 | Florida Hospital, Orlando

Heart and Heart Surgery
Rank: 47 | St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville

Kidney Disease
Rank: 28 | University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Rank: 48 | Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville

Neurology and Neurosurgery
Rank: 25 | University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Rank: 30 | Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville

Orthopedics
Rank: 46 Tampa General Hospital, Tampa

Urology
Rank: 35 | Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville
Rank: 38 | University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital

IN THE NEWS...
Florida Hospital recently announced that it had received the largest donation in its 100-year history, a $20 million gift from Maitland developer and philanthropist Alan Ginsburg.
The donation, announced at a 10 a.m. press conference at Florida Hospital Orlando, will be used for the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, which will take up 13 floors of the new Florida Hospital tower now under construction on the hospital system's main campus in downtown Orlando. The 15-story tower is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008.
"This tower is dedicated to cardiovascular because it is the number one killer in America," said Des Cummings, president of the Florida Hospital Foundation.
The tower, which will also contain one of the state's largest emergency departments, will be named after Ginsburg, who is chief executive of CED Cos. of Maitland, a developer of apartment communities.
HEALTHCARE SPOTLIGHT

Tampa General Hospital is an 877-bed acute care hospital serving a 12-county region with a population in excess of 4 million, in West Central Florida. Tampa General Hospital is the primary teaching affiliate for the University of South Florida College of Medicine and is the only Level I trauma center on the west coast of Florida. It also serves as the region's only burn center, adult solid organ transplant center and provides specialized in-patient rehabilitation services. Tampa General Hospital provides care in the following clinical areas: cardiac; neurosciences; digestive disorders; orthopedics; infectious disease; high risk and normal obstetrics including fetal surgery; neonatal intensive care; and pediatrics. The hospital continues to grow and will begin opening a 340,000 square-foot expansion in late 2007.
813-844-7000 | www.tgh.org