Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital
Situated in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, along Florida’s Gulf Coast, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a comprehensive emergency, medical and surgical acute-care facility, serving the residents of the region for more than 100 years and becoming part of the Orlando Health organization in October 2020.
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a 480-bed tertiary care center and the only state-accredited Level II Adult Trauma Center in Pinellas County. With advanced technology and expertise in numerous specialties, including cardiovascular, neuroscience, obstetrics, digestive health, orthopedics, surgery, emergency and trauma, and acute rehabilitation, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary care. The hospital is designated as a Level 2 Adult Cardiovascular Services hospital and a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and holds Joint Commission certification in hip and knee joint replacement. A 38-bed neurosciences unit has a dedicated neurology team with subspecialty expertise in stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease and includes a Level IV Epilepsy Center. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Baby Place offers full obstetrical care and, in partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, is a state-certified Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center (RPICC) — one of only 13 in Florida.
Recognized with many patient-care quality and safety ratings over the years, recent awards include:
- High Performing Hospitals – U.S. News & World Report, 2022-2023
- Recognized in COPD and Kidney Failure
- Best Hospital, Readers’ Choice Awards – Tampa Bay Newspapers, 2021
- Best Place to Have a Baby - Silver, Best of the Best People’s Choice Awards – Tampa Bay Times, 2022
- Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ – Healthgrades, 2020
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™ – Healthgrades, 2020
Get with the Guidelines – American Heart Association (AHA): - Stroke Gold Plus award
- Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite award
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award