HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital: labor and delivery in Panama City, FL
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital is a hospital in Panama City, Bay County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 2,665 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (724 such births). That is below the Florida rate of 30% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,665Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 81Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
449 W 23rd St
Panama City, FL 32405
Bay County
Call (850) 747-7926 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 81 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 81 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Florida, HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital has the 25th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 93 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 2 of 5 stars
- 61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 57% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Panama City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast | Miramar Beach | 40 | 21% | 1,135 | Yes |
| Jackson Hospital | Marianna | 48 | 50% | 210 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | Fort Walton Beach | 60 | 17% | 968 | Yes |
| North Okaloosa Medical Center | Crestview | 65 | 17% | 603 | Yes |
| Southeast Health Medical Center | Dothan | 73 | 27% | 1,221 | Yes |
| Flowers Hospital | Dothan | 74 | 25% | 981 | Yes |
Hospitals in Panama City that do not offer labor and delivery: Ascension Sacred Heart Bay.
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