Located just south of Gainesville and 90 minutes from the coast, this 323 bed, Level I Trauma Center is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar expansion designed to better serve the residents of Ocala and surrounding communities. Clinicians are also granted privileges at West Marion Community Hospital.
HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital comprise a combined 585-bed hospital system, which also includes five freestanding emergency departments: HCA Florida Foxwood ER, on U.S. 27 northwest of Ocala; HCA Florida Silver Springs ER, on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala; HCA Florida Summerfield ER, on U.S. 441 in southern Marion County; HCA Florida Maricamp ER, on Maricamp Road in Ocala; and HCA Florida Trailwinds Village ER, in Wildwood.
HCA Florida Ocala Hospital is verified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, the highest possible designation. HCA Florida Ocala Hospital is also a Comprehensive Stroke Center and is the only cancer center in Marion County approved by the Commission on Cancer. Healthgrades has ranked the system among the 250 best overall hospitals in America as well as among the 50 best hospitals in the U.S. for surgical care and vascular surgery, and among the nation’s top 100 hospitals for joint replacement, orthopedic, prostate, and spinal surgeries.
The system also has been nationally recognized for excellence in patient safety, cardiac services, critical and emergency care, and neurological and rehabilitation services. The system’s outpatient facilities also encompass Family Care Specialists, a primary care network of six locations throughout Marion County, HCA Florida Ocala Imaging Center, and three surgical and physician specialty practices.