Most people don’t think about hospital rankings until they’re facing a real decision: where to go, who to trust, how close is close enough. A new national ranking from Forbes offers added clarity for families across Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties, naming six AdventHealth hospitals among America’s Top Hospitals.
The inaugural list highlights hospitals nationwide that demonstrate strong patient outcomes, high safety standards, and positive patient experiences. For area residents, the designation points to something practical: high-quality hospital care available locally.
To develop the list, Forbes evaluated about 5,400 general acute care hospitals currently operating in the United States. From that group, about 2,500 hospitals met the publication’s inclusion criteria based on publicly available data across key quality and safety measures. Only hospitals earning four or five stars were included on Forbes’ inaugural Top Hospitals list.
AdventHealth East Florida Division hospitals recognized on the 2026 Forbes America’s Top Hospitals list include:
· AdventHealth Daytona Beach
· AdventHealth DeLand
· AdventHealth Fish Memorial
· AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach
· AdventHealth Palm Coast
· AdventHealth Waterman
“The families in our communities deserve to know who they can turn to and trust when it matters most,” said Rob Deininger, executive vice president and CEO for AdventHealth’s East Florida Division. “This recognition reflects what happens when skilled care is paired with genuine human connection. It’s care delivered close to home by teams who live in the communities they serve and earn that trust in each and every interaction.”
Across hospitals in the East Florida Division, teams focus on caring for the whole person — body, mind, and spirit — while continuing to expand access to advanced services, strengthen the local health care workforce and support better health throughout the region.
To see the entire Forbes Top Hospitals List, click here.
Dennis C Rathsam says
SORRY…. I beg to differ! The doctor that killed my father, was fired for beating his wife! 20 MINS to UF in ST Augastine!!!! If you love them, DRIVE BABY DRIVE!
DAVID s. says
WHAT ???? Who in the world did this survey I and many other people would vote the other way around. After living here for 22 years from my own experience and previous people who have worked there this is one of the worst hospitals in the whole central Fla market. The new one on PC Pky is no better…..
R.S. says
I’d be much more interested in finding out what pro bono work those palaces of hypocrisy do. I have yet to go there in an emergency when I did NOT first have to trot out evidence of the ability to pay before they’d do one darned thing.
Laurel says
I do not believe it for a second. They have been advertising heavily lately.
I walked in there, about three years ago, for physical therapy. The front desk staff was confused, and it was chaotic. I was basically ignored. There were kids running around and screaming, totally out of control. I grabbed my prescription and walked out. I went elsewhere.
No thanks, you can have it.
Sparks says
You got to be joking. The worst hospital ever.Cant even draw blood right had to go back a second time. Very bad experiences with my Dad and Husband at this hospital left him in the ER for 4 hours Sent by the clinic emergency gall bladder. Never again!!!
Keep Flagler Beautiful says
If Advent Palm Coast is one of the best hospitals, I would hate to see the list of Florida’s worst. Everyone I know says the same thing: NEVER go there for an emergency, even if you have a heart attack. Go to one of the better hospitals in Ormond Beach or to UF in St Augustine. If it’s not an emergency, Mayo in Jax. I have heard the most unbelievable stories of experiences at Advent Palm Coast, not hearsay, but firsthand accounts of incompetence and neglect so egregious, you would wonder how the place is still licensed to operate. I’m in agreement with Advent’s spokesman who says,“The families in our communities deserve to know who they can turn to and trust when it matters most.” Believe me, we know.