This year marks an important milestone for HCA Healthcare’s community of more than 100,000 nurses: the 10th anniversary of the Unit of Distinction awards — an annual program recognizing exemplary nursing units across the organization.
With a theme of “A Decade of Distinction,” the awards highlight 2025’s top-performing units while also honoring a decade of sustained commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care.
Launched in 2015, the Unit of Distinction Awards are a cornerstone of HCA Healthcare’s Nurse Forward strategy, built on four pillars: a care-first culture, clinical education, dynamic care teams, and leadership and advocacy. Over the past decade, the program has recognized more than 625 units and more than 500 honorable mention recipients, demonstrating consistent nursing excellence at the bedside across a wide range of care environments.
“Nursing excellence is most visible at the bedside, where our nurses deliver compassionate, high-quality care to patients and their families every day. The Unit of Distinction program recognizes top performing nursing units across HCA Healthcare that exemplify this commitment and set a strong standard for care across our organization.”
Erica Rossitto, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, HCA Healthcare
A total of 195 nursing units were recognized for 2025 performance during a ceremony broadcast from HCA Healthcare’s headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee on April 14, 2026. Units of Distinction represent the top-performing five percent of nursing units across HCA Healthcare, including the following specialized areas of care:
Behavioral HealthCritical Care (intensive care unit, progressive care unit)Emergency ServicesFreestanding Emergency RoomsInpatient RehabilitationMedical-Surgical (specialty and general)Neonatal Intensive CarePediatric ServicesProgressive CareSurgical Services (operating room, endoscopy, intraoperative, perioperative, postoperative)Women’s Services (labor and delivery, mother-baby)
Units are selected based on measurable performances across key areas such as advocacy and leadership, consistency in nursing practice and operations, and the ability to leverage scale to improve patient care.
Additional high-performing units ranking in the top six to ten percent of all HCA Healthcare units earned honorable mention designations.
To all our nurses, thank you for the compassion, skill and support you bring to patients — and to one another — each day.
Below, we are proud to recognize this year’s Unit of Distinction Award winners and honorees.
Behavioral Health
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
Ogden Regional Medical Center, Behavioral Health (Ogden, Utah)
Ogden Regional Medical Center, Behavioral Health (Ogden, Utah)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Corpus Christi Medical Center Bayview, Geriatric Psychiatric (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Generations Behavioral Health (Rochester, New Hampshire)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Thought Disorder (Aventura, Florida)
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Geriatric Behavioral Health (Aventura, Florida)
HCA Florida Largo Hospital, 2 South (Largo, Florida)
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital Mental and Wellness Center, Behavioral Health (Fort Pierce, Florida)
HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital, Unit A (Tampa, Florida)
Critical Care
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Cardiovascular Intensive Care (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Cardiovascular Intensive Care (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, 5W Trauma & Burn (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Cardiovascular Intensive Care (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida West Hospital, CCU (Pensacola, Florida)
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, CCU (Webster, Texas)
TriStar Horizon Medical Center, Intensive Care (Dickson, Tennessee)
LewisGale Hospital Alleghany, Intensive Care (Low Moor, Virginia)
Medical City Frisco, Intensive Care (Frisco, Texas)
Methodist Hospital, Neuroscience Intensive Care (San Antonio, Texas)
MountainView Hospital, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care (Las Vegas, Nevada)
St. David’s Georgetown Hospital, Intensive Care (Georgetown, Texas)
StoneSprings Hospital Center, Intensive Care (Sterling, Virginia)
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Cardiac Care (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional, Intensive Care (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Grand Strand Medical Center, Neuroscience Intensive Care (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Intensive Care (Port St. Lucie, Florida)
HCA Houston Healthcare West, Intensive Care (Houston, Texas)
Heart Hospital of Austin, Cardiovascular Intensive Care (Austin, Texas)
Lone Peak Hospital, Intensive Care (Draper, Utah)
Medical City Las Colinas, Intensive Care (Irving, Texas)
Medical City Plano, Cardiovascular Intensive Care (Plano, Texas)
Menorah Medical Center, Intensive Care (Overland Park, Kansas)
Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Cardiovascular Intensive Care (Overland Park, Kansas)
Parkridge Medical Center, Medical Intensive Care (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Timpanogos Regional Hospital, Intensive Care (Orem, Utah)
TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Cardiovascular Intensive Care (Nashville, Tennessee)
Emergency Services
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
HCA Florida University Hospital, Emergency Department (Davie, Florida)
HCA Florida University Hospital, Emergency Department (Davie, Florida)
Memorial Satilla Health, Emergency Department (Waycross, Georgia)
Memorial Satilla Health, Emergency Department (Waycross, Georgia)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Cache Valley Hospital, Emergency Department (North Logan, Utah)
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Emergency Department (Port St. Lucie, Florida)
HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital, Emergency Department (Tamarac, Florida)
HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, Emergency Department (Conroe, Texas)
Heart Hospital of Austin, Emergency Department (Austin, Texas)
Mountain View Hospital, Emergency Department (Payson, Utah)
StoneSprings Hospital Center, Emergency Department (Sterling, Virginia)
TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Pediatric Emergency Department (Nashville, Tennessee)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, Emergency Department (Spruce Pine, North Carolina)
HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, Emergency Department (Loxahatchee, Florida)
HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital, Emergency Department (St. Petersburg, Florida)
HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge, Emergency Department (Lone Tree, Colorado)
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, Emergency Department (Blacksburg, Virginia)
Mission Hospital McDowell, Emergency Department (Marion, North Carolina)
Medical City Lewisville, Emergency Department (Lewisville, Texas)
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Pediatric Emergency Department (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Freestanding Emergency Rooms
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
HCA Florida Doral Emergency, an extension of HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Freestanding Emergency Department (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Doral Emergency, an extension of HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Freestanding Emergency Department (Miami, Florida)
Medical City ER Grand Prairie, a department of Medical City Arlington, Freestanding Emergency Department (Arlington, Texas)
Medical City ER Grand Prairie, a department of Medical City Arlington, Freestanding Emergency Department (Arlington, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
HCA Florida Mandarin Emergency, a campus of HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, Freestanding Emergency Department (Jacksonville, Florida)
HCA Florida Alafaya Emergency, an extension of Oviedo Medical Center, Freestanding Emergency Department (Oviedo, Florida)
ER at The Lakes, a freestanding emergency department of Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center, Emergency Department (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Julington Creek Emergency, an extension of HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, Freestanding Emergency Department (Jacksonville, Florida)
HCA Florida Middleburg Emergency, an extension of HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, Freestanding Emergency Department (Orange Park, Florida)
Medical City ER Haslet, a department of Medical City Alliance, Freestanding Emergency Department (Forth Worth, Texas)
TriStar Mt. Juliet Emergency Room, a campus of TriStar Summit Medical Center, Freestanding Emergency Department (Hermitage, Tennessee)
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation (Miami, Florida)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Good Samaritan Hospital, Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation (San Jose, California)
HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital, Inpatient Rehab (Tamarac, Florida)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, Mainland Rehab (Texas City, Texas)
Medical City Lewisville, Inpatient Rehabilitation (Lewisville, Texas)
MountainView Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Medical-Surgical / General
Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Units
Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital (Thousand Oaks, California)
Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital (Thousand Oaks, California)
Riverside Community Hospital, G1 Telemetry Advanced Surgical (Riverside, California)
Riverside Community Hospital, G1 Telemetry Advanced Surgical (Riverside, California)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional, 3 North (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Fairview Park Hospital, 3rd Telemetry (Dublin, Georgia)
Fairview Park Hospital, 4th Floor Family Practice (Dublin, Georgia)
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, 2 East (Aventura, Florida)
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, D3 MED (Brandon, Florida)
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, 4 East (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 4 Carroll (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 7 Carroll (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, Oncology / Medical-Surgical 6C (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital, MST (Niceville, Florida)
HCA HealthONE Centennial Hospital, CH Medical-Surgical (Centennial, Colorado)
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, Surgical Specialty (Pasadena, Texas)
LewisGale Hospital Alleghany, Medical-Surgical (Low Moor, Virginia)
Medical City Frisco, Orthopedic Spine (Frisco, Texas)
Medical City Heart & Spine, a campus of Medical City Dallas, 2N Ortho / Spine (Dallas, Texas)
MountainView Hospital, 4 North Surgical Medical-Surgical (Las Vegas, Nevada)
UCF Lake Nona Hospital, Medical-Surgical (Orlando, Florida)
Valley Regional Medical Center, 3 West (Brownsville, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Alaska Regional Hospital, Post-Surgical Care (Anchorage, Alaska)
Frisbie Memorial Hospital, 2 West (Rochester, New Hampshire)
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, 7 North (Aventura, Florida)
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, 5 East (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 8 Carroll (Miami, Florida)
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, 2 North (Pearland, Texas)
Medical City Dallas, 5 South (Dallas, Texas)
Memorial Satilla Health, Three Main (Waycross, Georgia)
Methodist Hospital Atascosa, Medical-Surgical / Telemetry (Jourdanton, Texas)
MountainView Hospital, 3 South (Las Vegas, Nevada)
MountainView Hospital, 5 North (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Oviedo Medical Center, Cardiac / Neurology (Oviedo, Florida)
Parkridge Medical Center, 5 WEST (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, 5 East (Richmond, Virginia)
Riverside Community Hospital, G6 Telemetry Neuro (Riverside, California)
Riverside Community Hospital, G5 Ortho / Spine (Riverside, California)
Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center, Medical Oncology (Las Vegas, Nevada)
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, Post Surgical (Houston, Texas)
Medical-Surgical / Specialty
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
TriStar Centennial Medical Center, 6 Tower (Nashville, Tennessee)
TriStar Centennial Medical Center, 6 Tower (Nashville, Tennessee)
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, Oncology (Kissimmee, Florida)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
HCA Florida JFK Hospital, 5 South Orthopedics (Atlantis, Florida)
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, 5W Medical-Surgical Trauma and Burn (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Northside Hospital, 2 East (St. Petersburg, Florida)
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, 4 Heart Tower (Webster, Texas)
Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant, Cardiac Telemetry (San Antonio, Texas)
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, 4 North Surgical Medical-Surgical (Austin, Texas)
Parham Doctors’ Hospital, Joint Replacement and Spine Center (Richmond, Virginia)
TriStar Summit Medical Center, Orthopedic Spine Center (Hermitage, Tennessee)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional, 3 West (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional, 2 East (Corpus Christi, Texas)
HCA Florida Blake Hospital, Joint Care and Post Surgical (Bradenton, Florida)
HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital, Joint Spine (Sanford, Florida)
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Orthopedic and Spine Institute (Port St. Lucie, Florida)
HCA Houston Southeast, Post Surgical (Pasadena, Texas)
Methodist Hospital Northeast, Orthopedic / Neurology / Oncology (Live Oak, Texas)
Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care (Miami, Florida)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care (Orange Park, Florida)
HCA Houston Healthcare West, Neonatal Intensive Care (Houston, Texas)
Methodist Hospital Metropolitan, Neonatal Intensive Care (San Antonio, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Good Samaritan Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care (San Jose, California)
HCA HealthONE Rose, Neonatal Intensive Care (Denver, Colorado)
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, Neonatal Intensive Care (Hendersonville, Tennessee)
Medical City Arlington, Neonatal Intensive Care (Arlington, Texas)
Pediatric Services
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children’s, Pediatric Intensive Care (Denver, Colorado)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Fairview Park Hospital, Pediatrics (Dublin, Georgia)
HCA Florida West Hospital, Pediatrics 5 South (Pensacola, Florida)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Good Samaritan Hospital, Pediatrics (San Jose, California)
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care (Panama City, Florida)
Progressive Care
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, Progressive Care EMU (Richmond, Virginia)
Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, Progressive Care EMU (Richmond, Virginia)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Medical City Frisco, Progressive Care (Frisco, Texas)
Medical City North Hills, Clinical Support (North Richland Hills, Texas)
MountainView Hospital, Intermediate Care (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional, 2 South (Corpus Christi, Texas)
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 5 Carroll Progressive Care (Miami, Florida)
HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke’s, Blood Cancer (Denver, Colorado)
TriStar Horizon Medical Center, Progressive Care (Dickson, Tennessee)
Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Patient Care (Houston, Texas)
Surgical Services
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
Frankfort Regional Medical Center, Surgical Services (Frankfort, Kentucky)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Post-Anesthesia Care (Aventura, Florida)
HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital, Endoscopy (Kissimmee, Florida)
HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital, Post-Anesthesia Care (Niceville, Florida)
Lakeview Hospital, Operating Room (Bountiful, Utah)
LewisGale Hospital Alleghany, Recovery Room (Low Moor, Virginia)
LewisGale Hospital Alleghany, Outpatient Surgery (Low Moor, Virginia)
LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, Ambulatory Care Services (Pulaski, Virginia)
Medical City Las Colinas, Recovery (Irving, Texas)
Medical City Las Colinas, Surgery (Irving, Texas)
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital, Same Day Surgery (Vidalia, Georgia)
Methodist Hospital Hill Country, Operating Room (Fredericksburg, Texas)
Methodist Hospital Westover Hills, Endoscopy (San Antonio, Texas)
Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Post-Anesthesia Care (Houston, Texas)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
Fairview Park Hospital, Operating Room (Dublin, Georgia)
Fairview Park Hospital, OP Endoscopy (Dublin, Georgia)
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Post-Anesthesia Care (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital, Endoscopy (Okeechobee, Florida)
HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital, Surgery (Tampa, Florida)
Colleton Medical Center, Post-Anesthesia Care (Walterboro, South Carolina)
HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke’s, Adult Post-Anesthesia Care (Denver, Colorado)
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, Day Surgery (Webster, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, Endoscopy (Texas City, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, Same Day Surgery (Texas City, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, Endoscopy (Pearland, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, Operating Room (Pearland, Texas)
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, Recovery (Pearland, Texas)
Lakeview Hospital, Post-Anesthesia Care (Bountiful, Utah)
Lee’s Summit Medical Center, Post-Anesthesia Care (Lee’s Summit, Missouri)
LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, Surgical Services (Pulaski, Virginia)
Medical City Alliance, Pre-Operative (Forth Worth, Texas)
Medical City Dallas, Post-Anesthesia Care (Dallas, Texas)
Medical City Heart & Spine, a campus of Medical City Dallas, Post-Anesthesia Care (Dallas, Texas)
Memorial Satilla Health, Post-Anesthesia Care (Waycross, Georgia)
Methodist Hospital Hill Country, Endoscopy (Fredericksburg, Texas)
Methodist Hospital Westover Hills, Recovery (San Antonio, Texas)
Methodist Hospital Westover Hills, Operating Room (San Antonio, Texas)
Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant, Post-Anesthesia Care (San Antonio, Texas)
Rio Grande Regional Hospital, Post-Anesthesia Care (McAllen, Texas)
Valley Regional Medical Center, Endoscopy (Brownsville, Texas)
Women’s Services
Unit of Distinction — Top Ranking Unit
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital, Women’s Services (Vidalia, Georgia)
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital, Women’s Services (Vidalia, Georgia)
Unit of Distinction Recipients
Centerpoint Medical Center, Labor and Delivery (Independence, Missouri)
HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, ATR – Antepartum Testing (Jacksonville, Florida)
HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital, Labor and Delivery (Walterboro, South Carolina)
Mountain View Hospital, Nursery (Payson, Utah)
Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Orange Park, Florida)
HCA Florida University Hospital, Perinatal (Davie, Florida)
Mountain View Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Payson, Utah)
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, Mother Baby (Las Vegas, Nevada)