HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, FL
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About HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital is an acute care hospital in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 398 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Port St Lucie Hospital, about 10 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 0.34
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.12
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.01
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.50
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.75
76% 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 recommend60%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1056%
- Completed surveys667
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
27.43009, -80.34734
Nearby hospitals
- Port St Lucie Hospital2550 SE Walton Rd, Port Saint Lucie, FL · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital10 mi
- St Lucie Medical Center1800 SE Tiffany Ave, Port Saint Lucie, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital10 mi
- Florida Coast Medical Center310 Southeast Veranda Falls Way, Port Saint Lucie, FLHospital15 mi
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital1000 36th St, Vero Beach, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital16 mi
- Encompass Health Rehab Hospital of Treasure Coast1600 37th St, Vero Beach, FLRehabilitation hospital16 mi
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital200 SE Hospital Ave, Stuart, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
- Martin Hospital South2100 Southeast Salerno Road, Stuart, FL · Emergency roomHospital22 mi
- Encompass Health Rehab Hospital An Affiliate of Ma5850 SE Community Dr, Stuart, FLRehabilitation hospital22 mi
- Coral Shores Behavioral Health5995 SE Community Drive, Stuart, FLPsychiatric hospital22 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital located?
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital is at 1700 S 23rd St, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 in St. Lucie County.
Does HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 128 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital?
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 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 HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Florida EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (772) 461-4000.
Would patients recommend HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (667 completed surveys), 60% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 56% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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