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Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida Inc

EIN 59-0747311 · Jacksonville, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood83 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO MAKE HOPE, HEALING AND WELL-BEING ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY PERSON AS AN EXPRESSION OF GOD'S LOVE.

Income
$3.0 billion
Spending
$2.3 billion
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
10.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 93%
Employees
11,051
Volunteers
288
Highest pay
$2.7 million, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 31% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 14 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $1.9 billion spent. SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF FLORIDA, INC. (SBHF) IS A SUBSIDIARY OF BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (BAPTIST HEALTH), A TAX-EXEMPT PARENT COMPANY LOCATED IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. SBHF IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES THREE ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (BAPTIST JACKSONVILLE), BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (BAPTIST SOUTH), AND BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CLAY (BAPTIST CLAY); ONE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (WCH); AND FIVE EMERGENCY CENTERS, BAPTIST EMERGENCY TOWN CENTER, BAPTIST EMERGENCY CENTER NORTH, BAPTIST EMERGENCY CENTER OAKLEAF, AND BAPTIST EMERGENCY ST. AUGUSTINE. THE FOUR HOSPITALS HAVE 521, 357, 102 AND 257 LICENSED BEDS, RESPECTIVELY. BAPTIST JACKSONVILLE IS A FULL-SERVICE, MAGNET-DESIGNATED TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL REPRESENTING NEARLY ALL MAJOR SPECIALTIES. THIS FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL IS ALSO HOME TO THE BAPTIST HEART HOSPITAL, OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY CARDIOVASCULAR CARE. WCH IS THE ONLY FULL-SERVICE TERTIARY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN IN THE REGION, SERVING NORTH FLORIDA, SOUTH GEORGIA, AND BEYOND. WCH IS A PEDIATRIC TRAUMA REFERRAL CENTER AND IS RECOGNIZED YEAR AFTER YEAR AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. WCH SERVES AS THE MAIN TEACHING FACILITY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE'S PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, SBHF HAD 88,418 ADMISSIONS ACCOUNTING FOR 374,906 INPATIENT & OBSERVATION DAYS, 341,109 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, AND 44,611 SURGERIES. SBHF'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS ADDRESSING UNMET HEALTH NEEDS, PARTICULARLY AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WHO HAVE LIMITED HEALTH RESOURCES AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. SBHF'S COMMUNITY HEALTH EFFORTS ARE GUIDED BY THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF SELECTED BAPTIST HEALTH BOARD MEMBERS FROM ACROSS OUR HEALTH SYSTEM. A CORNERSTONE OF SBHF'S COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY IS CARING FOR THE HEALTH OF VULNERABLE, UNINSURED AND UNDERSERVED PEOPLE AMONG US. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, SBHF PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING UNCOMPENSATED CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT; (1) CHARITY CARE - $55.1 MILLION, (2) UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID COSTS - $58.9 MILLION, (3) UNREIMBURSED MEDICARE COSTS - $97.3 MILLION, AND (4) SPECIFIC COMMUNITY PROGRAMS - $12.1 MILLION, FOR A TOTAL OF $223.4 MILLION OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS. SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF FLORIDA, INC. AND MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER HAVE UNITED TO CREATE BAPTIST MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER. THIS PARTNERSHIP BRINGS TOGETHER MD ANDERSON'S WORLD-RENOWNED CANCER EXPERTISE AND BAPTIST HEALTH'S COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SYSTEM TO CREATE AN UNPRECEDENTED RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR ADULT CANCER PATIENTS IN OUR REGION. THE GOAL OF THE PARTNERSHIP IS TO PROVIDE THE SAME HIGH-LEVEL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CANCER CARE TO PATIENTS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA THAT IS AVAILABLE TO MD ANDERSON PATIENTS IN HOUSTON. THIS INCLUDES ALL ASPECTS ALONG THE CONTINUUM OF CANCER CARE -- PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION. THE FOLLOWING ARE A SUBSET OF THE AWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED BY BAPTIST HEALTH AND/OR THE ORGANIZATIONS ENTITIES IN FY 2025 (10/01/24-9/30/25): A RATING FOR THE LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADES FOR MULTIPLE CONSECUTIVE SEASONS; RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS NATIONAL SURGICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (ACS NSQIP) FOR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF SURGICAL CARE AT BAPTIST JACKSONVILLE, BAPTIST SOUTH AND WOLFSON CHILDREN'S; ALL FIVE BAPTIST HEALTH ADULT HOSPITALS RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DISTINCTION FOR STROKE CARE - AS WELL AS THE TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL AWARD, WITH BAPTIST JACKSONVILLE ALSO RECEIVING THE TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE PLUS AND ADVANCED THERAPY AWARDS AND BAPTIST CLAY RECEIVING THE TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE AWARD, WHILE BAPTIST SOUTH AND BAPTIST NASSAU BOTH ACHIEVED THE TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL AWARD; BAPTIST JACKSONVILLE WAS HONORED TO EARN THE HIGHEST RATING (THREE STARS) FROM THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS IN THREE AREAS: LUNG CANCER, HEART BYPASS PROCEDURES AND TAVR; NAMED A LUNG CANCER SCREENING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY; BAPTIST BEACHES, BAPTIST CLAY, BAPTIST JACKSONVILLE AND BAPTIST SOUTH RECEIVED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S MATERNAL LEVELS OF CARE (MLC) VERIFICATION; BAPTIST NASSAU WAS AWARDED A 5-STAR RATING BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES; AND BAPTIST HEALTH WAS NAMED ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST PLACES TO WORK IN HEALTH CARE BY BOTH NEWSWEEK AND FORBES. WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR SPECIALTY-LICENSED FLORIDA SPECIALTY HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN; RECOGNIZED AS A TOP HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN BY THE LEAPFROG GROUP; THE AREA'S ONLY FLORIDA-DESIGNATED PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER AND AN AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS-VERIFIED AS A LEVEL I PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER; THE BAPTIST/WOLFSON CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY TOWN CENTER RECEIVED THE 2024 GUARDIAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD IN PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND THE WOLFSON CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY CENTER AT BAPTIST SOUTH RECEIVED THE 2024 PINNACLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD IN PATIENT EXPERIENCE FROM PRESS GANEY; AND WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED YEAR AFTER YEAR FOR BEING AMONG THE "50 BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS" BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. ALL ELIGIBLE HOSPITALS WITHIN THE BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM ACHIEVED THEIR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MAGNET RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC). MAGNET IS CONSIDERED THE GOLD STANDARD AMONG HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET RIGOROUS STANDARDS FOR QUALITY PATIENT CARE, NURSING EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE. MANY OTHER AWARDS AND HONORS CAN BE VIEWED AT THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW.BAPTISTJAX.COM/ABOUT-US/AWARDS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 1971.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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