Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL
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About Morton Plant Hospital
Morton Plant Hospital is an acute care hospital in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 599 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo, about 1.9 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.61
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.97
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.42
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.50
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.37
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.88
78% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend81%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
- Completed surveys4,626
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
27.95187, -82.80393
Nearby hospitals
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo901 Clearwater Largo Rd N, Largo, FLRehabilitation hospital1.9 mi
- HCA Florida Largo Hospital201 14th St SW, Largo, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.6 mi
- HCA Florida - Largo West Hospital2025 Indian Rocks Road, Largo, FL · Emergency roomHospital3.9 mi
- Baycare Alliant Hospital601 Main St, Dunedin, FLLong-term care hospital4.5 mi
- Mease Dunedin Hospital601 Main St, Dunedin, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.5 mi
- Windmoor Healthcare of Clearwater11300 US 19 N, Clearwater, FLPsychiatric hospital7.8 mi
- Mease Countryside Hospital3231 Mcmullen Booth Rd, Safety Harbor, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.6 mi
- Bay Pines VA Medical Center10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, FL · Emergency roomVA medical center9.8 mi
- HCA Florida Northside Hospital6000 49th St N, Saint Petersburg, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital6500 38th Ave N, Saint Petersburg, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Morton Plant Hospital located?
Morton Plant Hospital is at 300 Pinellas St, Clearwater, FL 33756 in Pinellas County.
Does Morton Plant Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Morton Plant Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 181 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Morton Plant Hospital?
Morton Plant Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Morton Plant Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Morton Plant Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Florida trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Morton Plant Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (727) 462-7000.
Would patients recommend Morton Plant Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (4,626 completed surveys), 81% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 78% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.