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Baptist Medical Center Beaches

1350 13th Ave S, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 · (904) 247-2900

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency room

Baptist Medical Center Beaches is a non-profit general hospital in Jacksonville Beach, Florida (Duval County), with 135 beds. It has an emergency room and holds 4 of 5 stars in CMS's overall quality rating. In CMS's patient survey it scores 4 of 5 stars, and 83% of patients said they would definitely recommend it. Medicare patients had 1,703 stays here in 2024, most often for sepsis, heart failure and lung infection. It lists $7.16 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Florida hospital ($7.95).

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★★★★★CMS overall quality rating
★★★★★patients' own rating (631 surveys)
$7.16listed for every $1 its care costs Florida typical $7.95
3 h 12 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
1,703Medicare stays in 2024
135beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

★★★★★4 of 5 · 631 surveys

83%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
80%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

  • Nurses communicated well★★★★★
  • Doctors communicated well★★★★★
  • Staff explained medicines★★★★★
  • Information for going home★★★★★
  • Room was clean★★★★★
  • Quiet at night★★★★★

Emergency room and urgent care

3 h 12 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
1%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%
52%of sepsis patients got the recommended care US typical 65%

ER volume: medium.

Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
Heart attack
11.3%
Heart failure
10.0%
Pneumonia
13.9%
Stroke
15.0%
COPD
8.2%
Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
Heart attack
13.9%
Heart failure
21.2%
Pneumonia
15.0%
Hip or knee replacement
5.3%
Infections and complications lower is better
Central-line bloodstream infections
0.52
≈ Same as US
Catheter urinary tract infections
0.00
≈ Same as US
Infections after colon surgery
0.00
≈ Same as US
MRSA blood infections
1.22
≈ Same as US
C. diff intestinal infections
0.04
✓ Better than US
Complications after hip or knee replacement
3.5%
Serious complications (CMS safety index)
1.06
≈ Same as US

US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$46.9Mnet income, all sources
14.2%margin on patient care alone
$13.8Mcost of charity care (8.1% of costs)
$237,835unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
712full-time staff (equivalent)

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871169$111,256$13,587
Heart failure, with major complications 291149$63,285$8,905
Lung infection, with major complications 17768$92,008$11,171
Pneumonia, with major complications 19368$69,069$9,708
Urinary tract infection 69056$41,006$5,840
Kidney failure, with complications 68355$51,848$6,408
Stomach and digestive disorders 39252$39,468$6,092
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64044$69,722$8,741
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30943$44,633$5,723
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48143$100,209$16,628
COPD, with major complications 19040$75,325$8,211
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68939$50,184$8,661
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64138$36,886$5,394
Kidney failure, with major complications 68236$80,690$10,433
Heart attack, with major complications 28035$74,422$11,532
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60335$41,281$6,497
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37833$55,598$7,072
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69833$74,041$11,899
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52231$117,446$14,369
Sepsis 87231$51,541$7,865
Respiratory failure 18930$98,105$10,548
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30830$62,274$8,245
Pneumonia, with complications 19426$49,542$5,766
Lung infection, with complications 17825$47,919$6,430
Diabetes, with complications 63824$67,754$7,665
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69924$41,278$7,450
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28622$99,174$14,568
Fainting 31222$50,482$6,101
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85321$265,021$36,528
Anemia and blood disorders 81219$42,546$6,760
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31418$73,730$13,663
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06517$48,053$7,682
Heart attack, with complications 28117$45,373$7,317
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37717$136,108$19,253
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38917$29,296$6,155
Hip or knee replacement 47017$129,658$14,352
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81116$67,900$9,678
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48015$136,259$19,669
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48315$110,298$19,007
Endocrine Disorders with Mcc 64315$85,186$11,037
Transurethral Prostatectomy with Cc/Mcc 71315$82,437$11,565
Bowel surgery, with complications 33014$132,270$16,151
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66014$68,625$10,140
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$104,091$9,905
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20213$44,502$7,482
Irregular heartbeat 31013$33,872$4,795
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39013$27,089$3,918
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39112$90,754$11,033
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52112$147,580$19,924
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$45,652$6,759
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$47,705$9,583
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19111$49,130$5,906
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 33111$69,804$14,686
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur Without Cc/Mcc 49411$101,881$15,316
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc 51611$91,304$14,027
Coagulation Disorders 81311$69,971$11,136

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.

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