Tampa General again named the top hospital in Tampa Bay, with six specialties led or co-led by USF Health faculty ranking in nation’s Top 50; OB-GYN rises to No. 5 in the U.S.

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is once again and for the 10th straight year the top-ranked hospital in the Tampa Bay region, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospitals rankings.

TGH also earned recognition as one of the Top 50 hospitals in the nation across six specialties, all led or co-led by USF Health faculty — including OB-GYN, which rose to No. 5 in the nation and remains the No. 1 ranked program in Florida. 

“Through our ongoing dynamic partnership, USF Health and Tampa General have brought together world-class talent, top-of-the-line resources and an innovative spirit to create an academic health system that is truly built for Florida, by Floridians,” said Dr. Charles J. Lockwood, executive vice president of USF Health, dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and executive vice president and chief academic officer of Tampa General Hospital. “To achieve this remarkable national recognition for the 10th year in a row underscores that partnerships like ours — and academic medicine as a whole — are driving the future of health care here, across the state and nationwide.”

“Through the transformative work of our team members and providers, powered by our strong academic partnership with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa General is ranked the #1 hospital in the Tampa Bay region for the 10th year in a row,” said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General. “As our region’s only university-affiliated academic health system, we are incredibly proud to provide compassionate, innovative, high-quality and highly complex care to millions of people every year, across an ever-growing network of seven hospitals and more than 150 care locations statewide.”

Overall, 11 Tampa General specialties were ranked this year, including six in the nation’s Top 50 and five among the Top 10% in the nation. Many of the 11 specialties are led or co-led by USF Health faculty physicians.

Below is a summary of the 2025-26 U.S. News Best Hospitals results:

Six specialties ranked among the Top 50 in the nation:

·       Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Surgery — ranked #43 in the U.S. and #3 in Florida

·       Diabetes and Endocrinology — ranked #36 in the U.S. and #3 in Florida

·       Ear, Nose and Throat — ranked #28 in the U.S. and #2 in Florida

·       Gastroenterology and GI Surgery — ranked #21 in the U.S. (tie) and #2 in Florida

·       Obstetrics and Gynecology — ranked #5 in the U.S. and highest ranked in Florida

·       Urology — ranked #28 in the U.S. (tie) and #2 in Florida

 Five additional specialties ranked among the Top 10% in the nation:

·       Cancer 

·       Geriatrics

·       Neurology and Neurosurgery

·       Orthopaedics 

·       Pulmonology and Lung Surgery

Together, the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine — which is the top-ranked research intensive medical school in the state by U.S. News & World Report — and Tampa General comprise the Tampa Bay region’s leading academic health system. USF Health and TGH advance innovations and technologies, with care from best-in-class physicians, to achieve the greatest possible patient outcomes. The partnership extends beyond care delivery to drive the development of an ever-growing hub of clinical care, academics, research and biotechnology in and around downtown Tampa, cementing the region’s reputation as a global destination for exceptional care.

For the 2025-2026 rankings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,400 hospitals across 15 adult specialties and 22 procedures and conditions; only 13% of evaluated hospitals earned a “Best Hospitals” designation.