Florida’s premier academic health system continues to lead Tampa Bay, earning the region’s top ranking every year since the list’s inception.

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tampa General Hospital (TGH) ranks No. 3 in Florida and No. 1 on Florida’s West Coast in Newsweek’s 2027 America’s Best-in-State Hospitals ranking. The recognition also marks the fourth consecutive year Tampa General has been the highest-ranked hospital in the Tampa Bay region, a distinction it has held every year since the ranking began.

Presented by Newsweek in collaboration with Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, the list recognizes hospitals that stand out within their states for quality of care, reputation and patient experience.

Tampa General has also placed among Florida’s top three hospitals every year, underscoring the health system’s commitment to delivering exceptional care powered by academic medicine through its partnership with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.

“Ranking among Florida’s very best hospitals year after year reflects the difference our teams make for patients across the entire state,” said John Couris, president and CEO of Florida Health Sciences Center | Tampa General. “From Level I trauma and comprehensive burn care serving 23 counties to one of the leading adult solid organ transplant centers in the nation and a growing network of hospitals and outpatient services spanning Florida, our physicians, nurses and team members bring the power of academic medicine to Floridians wherever they live. This recognition belongs to everyone at TGH, and it strengthens our commitment to raising the bar for healthcare throughout Florida.”

The America’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2027 ranking was created to identify leading hospitals at the state level, recognizing that proximity and access are crucial when choosing where to receive care. Hospitals from all U.S. states were eligible and included in a nationwide survey. Each was evaluated using four data sources: hospital quality metrics, hospital reputation, patient experience and a Statista Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) implementation survey. The 800 hospitals that scored highest across these criteria were included on the list and ranked within their respective states.

The Best-in-State recognition adds to Tampa General’s growing list of national and global distinctions in 2026. The academic health system was named the No. 1 hospital in the Tampa Bay region for the 11th consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals rankings and again led Tampa Bay hospitals on Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026, its eighth straight year on the global list. Earlier this year, it was also the only health system in Tampa honored across all seven specialties in Newsweek’s America’s Best Hospitals for Specialized Care 2026, and this month it was named among Newsweek’s World’s Best Smart Hospitals for 2027.

More information about America’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2027, including the full Florida ranking and methodology, is available here.

ABOUT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Tampa General Hospital, Florida’s premier academic health system, is a 1,530-bed not-for-profit network of hospital and outpatient services spanning Florida. As the only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care center serving 23 counties, Tampa General delivers world-class care. The system’s hospitals include Tampa General Hospital, Tampa General Rehabilitation Hospital, Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital, all in Tampa; Tampa General Brooksville, Tampa General Spring Hill and Tampa General Crystal River. Tampa General is the highest-ranked hospital in Tampa Bay in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals for 11 consecutive years, with five medical specialties ranking among the top 50, two additional medical specialties ranked among the top 100 best hospital programs and two specialties ranked in the top 10% in the United States. As the first hospital in Florida to open a clinical command center for real-time situational awareness, the academic health system has elevated its digital care coordination center to the next level by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and its analytics platform across inpatient and outpatient care to ensure patients receive leading-edge care as quickly and safely as possible. Tampa General’s commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by four prestigious Forbes magazine rankings — in the 2026 America’s Best Large Employers ranked as the Tampa Bay region’s #1 employer in the healthcare category for the sixth year in a row, the 2026 America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, in the top 100 for the 2026 American’s Best Employers for New Grads and the 2026 America’s Best Employers for Women.

Tampa General is the area’s safety-net hospital, caring for anyone regardless of ability to pay; in fiscal year 2024, Tampa General provided a net community benefit of approximately $289.1 million in the form of healthcare for underinsured patients, community education and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is recognized as one of the leading adult solid organ transplant centers in the nation and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General transports critically injured or ill patients from surrounding counties to receive the advanced care their conditions require. Tampa General has a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center and its 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It is home to the Muma Children’s Hospital at TGH, the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General’s footprint includes TGH North, which consists of three hospitals and several outpatient locations in Citrus and Hernando counties; Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices; TGH Family Care Center Kennedy; TGH outpatient centers; TGH Virtual Health; and TGH Imaging outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care, powered by the Fast Track network of clinics. To see a medical care professional live anytime, anywhere on a smartphone, tablet or computer, visit Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital (tgh.org). For more information, go to www.tgh.org.

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Media Contact: Beth Hardy, APR
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Publications & Physician Communications
(727) 510-6363 (cell)
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