Gulf Coast Medical Center
Patients that would definitely recommend
2% lower than the national average
Gulf Coast Medical Center is a medical facility located in Fort Myers, FL. This hospital has been recognized for America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™, Patient Safety Excellence Award™, and more.
Awards
Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.
Learn more about our awards methodologyHospital Quality Awards
America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2021, 2020, 2019)
Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality
Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2019)
Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications
Specialty Clinical Quality Awards
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award™ (2021, 2020)
Superior clinical outcomes in treating pulmonary embolism, respiratory system failure, sepsis, and diabetic emergencies
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care Award™ (2021, 2020, 2019)
Superior clinical outcomes in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award™ (2021, 2020, 2019)
Superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke
Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ (2021, 2020)
Superior clinical outcomes in cranial neurosurgery
Neurosciences Excellence Award™ (2021, 2020, 2019)
Superior clinical outcomes in stroke care and neurosurgery
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care Award™ (2020)
Superior clinical outcomes in colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, esophageal/stomach surgeries, small intestine surgeries, and treating bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeds, and pancreatitis
Critical Care Excellence Award™ (2019)
Superior clinical outcomes in treating pulmonary embolism, respiratory system failure, sepsis, and diabetic emergencies
Hospital Quality
Clinical Ratings
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Patient Experience
Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Learn more about patient experiencePatients who gave a rating of 9 or 10
4% lower than the national average
Would definitely recommend
2% lower than the national average
Gulf Coast Medical Center
National Average
Communication with doctors
Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well
Communication with nurses
Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well
Communication about medicines
Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients
Discharge Information
Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home
Care Transition
Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital
Responsiveness of hospital staff
Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff
Gulf Coast Medical Center
National Average
Quietness
Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night
Cleanliness
Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean
Providers
Provider Reviews
Barbara E. Jun 15 2021
Review for Dr. Hazan
Dr. Stone is one of best doctors I ever met. He did wonderful job on my hip replacement, I will recommend him to everybody
Jun 15 2021
Review for Dr. Stone
Wow! After being treated so badly and humiliated by another Urologist in the area years ago I swore I would never go back to one. After reading so many good things about her I decided to try one more time and I am so glad I did. I am so impressed with Dr. Langford. She throughly listens to you,...
Sandie Jun 15 2021
Review for Dr. Langford
Kristin is an outstanding midwife. She is caring, calm, kind and very professional. She found out I was gestationally diabetic early on in pregnancy based on blood work and family history. Thanks to this we now have my sugars under control to have a healthy remainder of my pregnancy. I highly...
Kelly Losada Jun 15 2021
Review for Kristen Fazio
He was very courteous when he entered and was direct on trying to understand the issue and how it happened. He was good to try and find the issue with my shoulder. He made me do certain movements to see where the pain was. Unfortunately the x-rays did not show the issue. I have to get an MRI to...
Sam Jun 14 2021
Review for Dr. Springer
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I saw Dr. Hazan’s PA David Scott initially and for follow up, and then Dr. Hazan did my colonoscopy. David is amazing - so kind, knowledgeable and spent a lot of time with me. Dr. Hazan is wonderful too both during the procedure and later when I ran into him at the office seeing David. He went out...