Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is once again and for the 10th straight year the top-ranked
hospital in the Tampa Bay region, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026
Best Hospitals rankings.
TGH also earned recognition as one of the Top 50 hospitals in the nation across six
specialties, all led or co-led by USF Health faculty — including OB-GYN, which rose
to No. 5 in the nation and remains the No. 1 ranked program in Florida.
“Through our ongoing dynamic partnership, USF Health and Tampa General have brought
together world-class talent, top-of-the-line resources and an innovative spirit to
create an academic health system that is truly built for Florida, by Floridians,”
said Dr. Charles J. Lockwood, executive vice president of USF Health, dean of the
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and executive vice president and chief academic
officer of Tampa General Hospital. “To achieve this remarkable national recognition
for the 10th year in a row underscores that partnerships like ours — and academic
medicine as a whole — are driving the future of health care here, across the state
and nationwide.”
“Through the transformative work of our team members and providers, powered by our
strong academic partnership with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa
General is ranked the #1 hospital in the Tampa Bay region for the 10th year in a row,”
said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General. “As our region’s only university-affiliated
academic health system, we are incredibly proud to provide compassionate, innovative,
high-quality and highly complex care to millions of people every year, across an ever-growing
network of seven hospitals and more than 150 care locations statewide.”
Overall, 11 Tampa General specialties were ranked this year, including six in the
nation’s Top 50 and five among the Top 10% in the nation. Many of the 11 specialties
are led or co-led by USF Health faculty physicians.
Below is a summary of the 2025-26 U.S. News Best Hospitals results:
Six specialties ranked among the Top 50 in the nation:
· Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Surgery — ranked #43 in the U.S. and #3 in
Florida
· Diabetes and Endocrinology — ranked #36 in the U.S. and #3 in Florida
· Ear, Nose and Throat — ranked #28 in the U.S. and #2 in Florida
· Gastroenterology and GI Surgery — ranked #21 in the U.S. (tie) and #2 in Florida
· Obstetrics and Gynecology — ranked #5 in the U.S. and highest ranked in Florida
· Urology — ranked #28 in the U.S. (tie) and #2 in Florida
Five additional specialties ranked among the Top 10% in the nation:
· Cancer
· Geriatrics
· Neurology and Neurosurgery
· Orthopaedics
· Pulmonology and Lung Surgery
Together, the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine — which is the top-ranked research
intensive medical school in the state by U.S. News & World Report — and Tampa General
comprise the Tampa Bay region’s leading academic health system. USF Health and TGH
advance innovations and technologies, with care from best-in-class physicians, to
achieve the greatest possible patient outcomes. The partnership extends beyond care
delivery to drive the development of an ever-growing hub of clinical care, academics,
research and biotechnology in and around downtown Tampa, cementing the region’s reputation
as a global destination for exceptional care.
For the 2025-2026 rankings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,400 hospitals across 15
adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions; only 13% of evaluated hospitals
earned a “Best Hospitals” designation.
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