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Complaints and Grievances

HCA Florida Healthcare wants to ensure you are informed of our hospitals' complaint and grievance procedure and whom to contact to file a concern, complaint or grievance.

HCA Florida Healthcare wants to ensure you are informed of our hospitals' complaint and grievance procedure and whom to contact to file a concern, complaint or grievance. We are committed to ensuring our hospitals and other medical facilities:

  • Provide a fair, fast, and objective review of complaints
  • Will follow the Complaint and Grievance Policy and Procedure

In order to improve your patient experience, it is important to provide prompt responses to your concerns. HCA Florida Healthcare hospitals and other medical facilities encourage patients to contact appropriate staff who are caring for you or contact the respective hospital's:

  • Patient Representative
  • Department Manager of the department providing your care

You can also communicate your concerns about the hospital to outside parties with these services and organizations:

The Joint Commission Office of Quality and Patient Safety

The Joint Commission Office of Quality and Patient Safety
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 80181
The Joint Commission Online Complaint Form

State Reporting Agency

Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

2727 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308

(800) 955-8771

Submit their online complaint form: Licensed Health Care Facility Complaint Form

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights

You can file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)
Office for Civil Rights Complaint Forms

Policies

The doctors and staff at HCA Florida Healthcare strive to deliver the best medical care for every person, every day. This website is intended to provide general educational information and to help users arrange health care services more easily.

This site should not be used to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice. It should not be used to make a diagnosis or to replace or overrule a qualified health care provider's judgment. We strongly encourage you to consult with a qualified health care professional for answers to personal questions. Our official hospital policies are:
Patient Rights and Responsibilities