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HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital

HospitalFort Walton Beach, FL

★★★☆☆3.0/5518 reviews across 1 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services): 3 out of 5 stars (518 (based on CMS HCAHPS surveys))

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Compassionate, empathetic, and attentive staff, particularly in the ICU
  • High praise for the expertise of specialists and effective treatment communication
  • Strong cleanliness ratings (surpassing national averages)

Common complaints

  • Lower than national average performance in nurse and doctor communication
  • Concerns regarding timely assistance/response times
  • Complaints about long wait times in the emergency department
  • Uncertainty or confusion regarding billing and unexpected costs

In patients' words

"This is the worst hospital I've ever been to my whole life. I sat in there for 7 hours waiting on the results of the CT scan that I never even got the..."

Yelp User Review

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].

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