Gulf Coast Medical Center

13681 Doctors Way
Fort Myers, FL 33912
Gulf Coast Medical Center is a hospital located in Fort Myers, FL. It has 3 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Coronary Care, and Surgical Intensive Care. This hospital reports jointly with Gulf Coast Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
13681 Doctors Way
Fort Myers, Florida (FL)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Proprietary
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 4 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas

Orthopedic services: Above national average in 2 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: Above national average in 2 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas

Hospital Features

Gulf Coast Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 400 beds of which 368 are Adult and Pediatric, 16 are Coronary Care, and 16 are Surgical Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
400
  • Surgical Intensive Care beds
16
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
368
  • Teaching Hospital
No
  • Coronary Care beds
16
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 15 of 15 procedures
Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 3 of 15 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Stroke
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Carotid Surgery
bullet Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
 

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For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 

Source for appendectomy, bariatric surgery, and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI ) for years 2005 through 2007.

Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.

 
 

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