Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in Saint Petersburg, FL
Also known as Bayfront Medical Center
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About Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is an acute care hospital in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has about 480 beds, according to OpenStreetMap. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital is on the same campus or next door.
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 0.31
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.20
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.20
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.52
70% 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 recommend68%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1067%
- Completed surveys1,420
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
27.76348, -82.64177
Nearby hospitals
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital501 Sixth Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL · Emergency roomChildren's hospitalSame campus
- St Anthonys Hospital1200 Seventh Ave N, Saint Petersburg, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.6 mi
- Kindred Hospital - Bay Area Saint Petersburg3030 6th Street South, Saint Petersburg, FLHospital1.6 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of St Pet1000 Tyrone Blvd North, Saint Petersburg, FLRehabilitation hospital4.7 mi
- HCA Florida Northside Hospital6000 49th St N, Saint Petersburg, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.6 mi
- HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital6500 38th Ave N, Saint Petersburg, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.0 mi
- HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid1501 Pasadena Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.0 mi
- Bay Pines VA Medical Center10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, FL · Emergency roomVA medical center8.5 mi
- Windmoor Healthcare of Clearwater11300 US 19 N, Clearwater, FLPsychiatric hospital8.7 mi
- Kindred Hospital-Bay Area-Tampa4555 S Manhattan Ave, Tampa, FLLong-term care hospital12 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital located?
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is at 701 6th St S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 in Pinellas County.
Does Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 130 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital?
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Orlando Health Bayfront 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 Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (727) 823-1234.
Would patients recommend Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,420 completed surveys), 68% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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