CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BayCare Health System today released Vital Impact, its 2025 Physician and Provider Annual Report, highlighting a year of clinical excellence, academic growth and expanded access to care across West Central Florida. The report recognizes the physicians, advanced practice providers and clinical teams whose expertise continues to strengthen BayCare as the region’s largest academic health system.
The 2025 report features BayCare’s continued academic transformation, strategic collaboration with Northwestern Medicine, progress toward its 17th hospital in Manatee County and investments in integrated care models, clinical institutes, research and responsible use of technology.
“BayCare’s future depends on the expertise and trust our physicians and advanced practice providers bring to patients every day,” said Stephanie Conners, MBA, BSN, RN, president and CEO of BayCare Health System.
Among the notable 2025 milestones featured in Vital Impact:
- BayCare expanded graduate medical education to 18 BayCare- and university-sponsored residency programs and three fellowship programs, training nearly 300 residents.
- BayCare achieved a 100% Match Day rate across sponsored GME programs in both 2025 and 2026.
- Eleven eligible acute-care hospitals earned Leapfrog Group “A” Hospital Safety Grades.
The report also highlights BayCare Medical Group’s continued growth, including 258 providers added in 2025, more than 2.5 million annual patient visits and ongoing expansion of services and practice locations across the region.
“Clinical excellence remains our true north,” said Sowmya Viswanathan, MD, MHCM, MBA, FACP, chief physician executive for BayCare Health System.
“This year’s progress reflects our shared commitment to improving outcomes, expanding access and serving our communities.”
To download the report, visit the BayCare Providers Portal page.
About BayCare
BayCare is a leading not-for-profit academic health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 16 hospitals, including a children’s hospital, and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions. The system is West Central Florida's largest provider of behavioral health and pediatric services and its provider group, BayCare Medical Group, is one of the largest in the region. BayCare's diverse network of ambulatory services includes laboratories, imaging, surgical centers, BayCare Urgent Care locations, wellness centers and one of Florida's largest home care agencies, BayCare HomeCare. BayCare's mission is to improve the health of all it serves through community-owned, health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. For more information, visit BayCare.org.
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