Rural hospitals in Florida
19 listed hospitals. Critical access, rural emergency, and rural PPS — together in one place.
CMS snapshot: Q2 2026. Not a live status check.
Florida
Three types. One directory.
Critical access (CAH)
Small hospitals with inpatient beds and 24/7 emergency care. Medicare pays based on care costs.
Rural emergency (REH)
Emergency and outpatient care, without regular inpatient stays. Medicare uses a separate REH payment model.
Rural PPS
Rural hospitals in Medicare’s inpatient payment system. Medicare pays a set rate for each type of stay.
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19 hospitals in Florida
| Hospital | Type | Beds* |
|---|---|---|
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL 33873 | CAH | 25 |
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe, FL 32456 | Rural PPS | 19 |
Calhoun-Liberty Hospital Blountstown, FL 32424 | CAH | 25 |
Desoto Memorial Hospital Arcadia, FL 34266 | Rural PPS | 49 |
Doctors Memorial Hospital Bonifay, FL 32425 | CAH | 20 |
Doctors Memorial Hospital Inc Perry, FL 32347 | CAH | 25 |
Fishermen'S Community Hospital Marathon, FL 33050 | CAH | 8 |
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL 32320 | CAH | 25 |
Hca Florida Lake City Hospital Lake City, FL 32055 | Rural PPS | 141 |
Hca Florida Putnam Hospital Palatka, FL 32177 | Rural PPS | 99 |
Hca Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee, FL 34972 | Rural PPS | 100 |
Hendry Regional Medical Center Clewiston, FL 33440 | CAH | 25 |
Jackson Hospital Marianna, FL 32446 | Rural PPS | 100 |
Jay Hospital Jay, FL 32565 | CAH | 25 |
Lake Butler Hospital Lake Butler, FL 32054 | CAH | 25 |
Lower Keys Medical Center Key West, FL 33040 | Rural PPS | 167 |
Madison County Memorial Hospital Madison, FL 32340 | CAH | 25 |
Mariners Hospital Tavernier, FL 33070 | CAH | 25 |
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL 32428 | CAH | 59 |
*CMS reported total beds, not beds available today or the CAH acute-bed limit. REHs do not offer regular inpatient stays; their bed count is not shown.
About this list
CAH and REH labels come from CMS provider types. Rural PPS means an active short-term hospital marked rural in CMS POS, matched by CMS ID to the FY 2026 IPPS file. This does not include every hospital that may qualify for a rural program.
Some CAHs and REHs sit in metro counties and still hold their Medicare status. This list excludes urban PPS hospitals, unverified microhospitals, and standalone ERs without one of these CMS types.
- CMS Provider of Services — Q2 2026 hospital file
- CMS FY 2026 IPPS final-rule impact file
- CMS provider-type and field definitions
Downloaded November 6, 2026. Different CMS files can have different counts and dates.