Quick answers
- Does AdventHealth Wauchula have an emergency room?
- Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at AdventHealth Wauchula. In a medical emergency, call 911.
- Where is AdventHealth Wauchula?
- 735 S 5th Ave, Wauchula, FL 33873, in Hardee County, Florida.
- What is the phone number of AdventHealth Wauchula?
- (863) 773-3101, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of AdventHealth Wauchula?
- CMS does not show an overall star rating for this hospital. This is common, for example when a hospital reports too few quality measures or is not part of the rating program.
Specialties and care areas[4][5]
- Emergency Care
- Imaging Services
- Lab Services
- Children's Care
- Home Health
- Men's Health Care
- Senior Care
- Sleep Care
- Urology Care
- Wellness Care
- Wound Care
- Rehabilitation (occupational, physical and speech therapy)
Treatments[4]
Procedures[4]
Programs and centers[4][5]
- Transitional Care Unit (Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation)
- Wound Care program
- Lung Health Program
- AdventHealth Care 360 transition program
Emergency care (hospital website)[4]
| Emergency room | Yes |
|---|---|
| Open 24/7 | Yes |
Visiting and practical information
Recognition[4]
- Leapfrog Top Rural Hospital
Doctors and clinicians (75)
75 doctors and other clinicians list AdventHealth Wauchula as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.
Main specialties
- Nurse Practitioner18
- Internal Medicine12
- General Practice5
- Family Practice5
- Physician Assistant5
- Nephrology4
- Urology4
- Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)3
- Interventional Cardiology3
- Emergency Medicine2
- Rheumatology2
- Diagnostic Radiology2
Doctors with a page on this site (75)
- Alberto J. Sabucedo, MDInternal Medicine
- Alexander Torres, MDRheumatology
- Amina Chatha, MDRheumatology
- Anthony J. Arciola, MDUrology
- Aravindh Rathinam, MDUrology
- Bridglal Ramkissoon, MDNeurology
- Brittany Davidson, NPNurse Practitioner
- Carmelita B. Lim, MDFamily Practice
- Cassandra L. Hemby, NPNurse Practitioner
- Cheryl Carter, NPNurse Practitioner
- Cho Mya Mon Win, MDCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
- Christopher Corriveau, NPNurse Practitioner
- Connor Brittain, DOEmergency Medicine
- David C. Cummings, MDGeneral Surgery
- David Chams, MDAnesthesiology
- David J. Blalock, NPNurse Practitioner
- David L. Harr, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Deepak T. Patel, MDPulmonary Disease
- Deepti C. Bhandare, MDCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
- Durga P. Maganti, MDInfectious Disease
- Elizabeth Sager, NPNurse Practitioner
- Ernesto Pinzon, MDNephrology
- Erwing Parra De Jesus, MDInternal Medicine
- Evan Mae L. Lachica, NPNurse Practitioner
And 51 more: the button below opens the full list.
Names link to the doctor’s page on this site when there is one, otherwise to the official NPI Registry record (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Find a doctor · Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data
Other emergency rooms nearby
Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- AdventHealth Sebring18 mi · Sebring, FL · Acute Care Hospital
- Desoto Memorial Hospital22 mi · Arcadia, FL · Acute Care Hospital
- HCA Florida Highlands Hospital24 mi · Sebring, FL · Acute Care Hospital
- Bartow Regional Medical Center24 mi · Bartow, FL · Acute Care Hospital
- AdventHealth Lake Wales29 mi · Lake Wales, FL · Acute Care Hospital
Find the closest emergency room to where you are → · Compare ER wait times
Other hospitals near Wauchula
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Lakeland34 mi · Lakeland, FL · Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital
Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby
Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.
Nursing homes
- Vivo Healthcare Wauchula0.4 mi · Wauchula, FL · 2 of 5 stars
- Oaks at Avon19 mi · Avon Park, FL · 3 of 5 stars
- Royal Care of Avon Park19 mi · Avon Park, FL · 2 of 5 stars
All nursing homes in the state →
Home health agencies
- AdventHealth Home Health16 mi · Sebring, FL · 2.5 of 5 stars
- Desoto Memorial Home Health Care Agency23 mi · Arcadia, FL · 3 of 5 stars
All home health agencies in the state →
Dialysis facilities
- FMC - Wauchula2.7 mi · Wauchula, FL · 3 of 5 stars
- BMA - Avon Park16 mi · Sebring, FL · 2 of 5 stars
- Fresenius Kidney Care Highlands Home Therapies Clinic16 mi · Sebring, FL · 3 of 5 stars
Community care nearby
Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Community health centers
- CFHC Wauchula Primary Care0.2 mi · Wauchula, FL · Community health center
- CFHC Avon Park Primary Care19 mi · Avon Park, FL · Community health center
- CFHC Mobile Unit 119 mi · Avon Park, FL · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care
- AdventHealth Family Medicine Wauchula2.7 mi · Wauchula, FL · Rural health clinic
- Heartland Pediatrics Association of Wauchula, P.A.2.7 mi · Wauchula, FL · Rural health clinic
- Sonnis Pediatrics Inc2.7 mi · Wauchula, FL · Rural health clinic
Pharmacies
- Aadesh RX LLC2.7 mi · Wauchula, FL · Community/retail pharmacy
- Central Florida Health Care Inc2.7 mi · Wauchula, FL · Pharmacy
- Education & Empowerment, Inc.2.7 mi · Wauchula, FL · Community/retail pharmacy
About the Medicare star rating
CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →
Medicare quality data
What AdventHealth Wauchula reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Infections caught in the hospital
What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.
| Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections | 1.828No different from the national benchmark |
|---|---|
| Not reported to Medicare | Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI); Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI); Surgical site infections after colon surgery; Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy; MRSA bloodstream infections |
Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2025 to December 2025.
Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)
What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.
| Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients) | 15.6% |
|---|---|
| Not reported to Medicare | Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack; Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery; Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement |
| Too few cases to report | Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure; Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia; Readmitted within 30 days: COPD |
Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 2026; data from July 2024 to June 2025.
Emergency room times and sepsis care
What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.
| Emergency room volume (patients per year) | Low (under 20,000) |
|---|---|
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b) | 110 minutesNational average: 162 minutes |
| Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22) | 0%National average: 2% |
| Too few cases to report | Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1) |
Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.
Not reported to Medicare: the patient survey, complications and deaths. For these topics Medicare shows no result for this hospital (not reported, or too few cases).
ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby
How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.
Prices
We have not been able to read a price file for AdventHealth Wauchula yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Hospital information
| Hospital type | Critical Access Hospital |
|---|---|
| Address | 735 S 5th Ave, Wauchula, FL 33873 |
| County | Hardee County |
| State | Florida |
| Phone | (863) 773‑3101 |
| Emergency services | Yes |
| Ownership | Voluntary non-profit - Private |
| Medicare overall rating | Not rated by CMS |
| CMS Certification Number | 101300 |
| Name in Medicare records | ADVENTHEALTH WAUCHULA |
| Profile level | Medicare data + hospital website |
| Official website | adventhealth.com |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-26, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances
From the hospital’s website
Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-30.
- AdventHealth Wauchula | Wauchula's Leading Hospital — adventhealth.com
- Our Services | AdventHealth Wauchula — adventhealth.com
- Information For Visitors | AdventHealth Wauchula — adventhealth.com