Healthcare in Boca Raton
Boca Raton has two hospitals inside or immediately adjacent to city limits -- Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital and West Boca Medical Center -- covering routine and specialty care, but neither holds a Level I trauma designation; the county's two Level I trauma centers sit in neighboring West Palm Beach and Delray Beach, a real gap worth knowing before relying on in-city care for the most severe emergencies.
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Learn moreBaptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital is a 400-bed hospital and a member of the Baptist Health South Florida network. In the U.S. News & World Report 2026-2027 rankings, it is rated High Performing in five adult procedures and conditions: colon cancer surgery, gynecological cancer surgery, pacemaker implantation, prostate cancer surgery, and maternity care (uncomplicated pregnancy). It is also one of only four hospitals in Palm Beach County designated a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Baptist Health South Florida overall was recognized by U.S. News as the most-awarded healthcare system in South Florida for the 2026-2027 cycle, with a record 63 total awards across 31 types of care and 15 consecutive years leading the region in U.S. News distinctions -- a system-level credential Boca Regional shares in as a Baptist Health hospital.
West Boca Medical Center
West Boca Medical Center, a 195-bed hospital in unincorporated Palm Beach County just west of city limits (part of the separate Palm Beach Health Network, not Baptist Health), holds the only Level III NICU in southern Palm Beach County alongside a state-certified Primary Stroke Center. It offers a robotic surgery program, an award-winning Birthcare Pavilion, and specialties including orthopedics, pediatrics, gynecology, cardiology, and vascular surgery, with two 24-hour emergency centers (the main campus plus a satellite in Coconut Creek). Because it sits just outside Boca Raton's city limits, it's worth confirming a specific address's actual proximity rather than assuming in-city access.
No In-City Level I Trauma Center
Neither Boca Regional nor West Boca Medical Center holds a Level I trauma designation. Palm Beach County's two Level I trauma centers -- one of nine statewide -- are St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach and Delray Medical Center in neighboring Delray Beach, both part of the Palm Beach Health Network. Delray Medical Center sits close to Boca Raton's northern edge, so the drive for the most severe trauma cases is short by regional standards, but it is a real, disclosed gap in in-city coverage rather than a resource located inside Boca Raton itself.
What Wasn't Confirmed
This research pass did not independently verify current CMS star ratings, specific insurance-network participation, or wait times for either hospital, and did not find a specific overall numeric U.S. News hospital rank for either facility beyond the procedure-level High Performing ratings above. Those figures vary by plan and provider and are worth confirming directly before relying on them for a relocation decision.
Key takeaways
- Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital (400 beds) is rated U.S. News High Performing in five procedures/conditions for 2026-2027 (colon cancer surgery, gynecological cancer surgery, pacemaker implantation, prostate cancer surgery, maternity care) and is one of four Comprehensive Stroke Centers in Palm Beach County.
- West Boca Medical Center (195 beds), just outside city limits, holds the only Level III NICU in southern Palm Beach County plus a state-certified Primary Stroke Center.
- Neither in-city hospital is a Level I trauma center -- the county's two Level I centers are St. Mary's Medical Center (West Palm Beach) and Delray Medical Center (neighboring Delray Beach), the latter close to Boca's northern edge but outside city limits.
- Baptist Health South Florida as a system was named the most-awarded healthcare system in South Florida in the U.S. News 2026-2027 rankings (63 awards, 31 care types, 15 consecutive years leading the region).
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