Hospitals and ERs
3 freestanding ERs and 5 hospitals serve Palmetto, Parrish and Ellenton, and 3 more hospitals are coming (as of Nov. 5, 2026).
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- ERFreestanding ER: tap for what it has
- HHospital with an ER: tap for what it has
- HHospital coming: tap for where it stands
- 2Two at one address (HCA’s ER and its hospital site): tap for both
Past the edge of the map: HCA Florida Blake Hospital, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, HCA Florida South Shore Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital-South, Sarasota Memorial campus, SR 64.
None of them lists all of those.
Freestanding ERs
Emergency rooms run by a hospital on their own site, open around the clock, with no hospital beds of their own.
HCA Florida North River Ranch Emergency
Parrish · Open since Oct. 1, 2025.
- What's there
- Open 24 hours: 11 private treatment rooms and a trauma room
- A pediatric treatment room
- Lab, radiology and CT
- DriveParrish2 mi5 minPalmetto14 mi25 minEllenton10 mi20 min
- Address12145 Little River Way, Parrish (another site)
- Websitehcafloridahealthcare.com (another site)
- What's there
Manatee ER at Harrison Ranch
Parrish · Open since Oct. 6, 2026.
- What's there
- Open 24/7: six exam rooms and three rapid medical spaces
- Lab, X-ray, CT and ultrasound
- DriveParrish3 mi5 minPalmetto8 mi15 minEllenton5 mi10 min
- Address10820 US 301 N, Parrish (another site)
- Websitemanateememorial.com (another site)
- What's there
HCA Florida Palmetto Emergency
Palmetto · Open since July 1, 2024.
- What's there
- Open 24 hours
- A pediatric treatment room
- DriveParrish10 mi20 minPalmetto1 mi5 minEllenton2 mi5 min
- Address902 10th St E, Palmetto (another site)
- Websitehcafloridahealthcare.com (another site)
- What's there
Hospitals
Each has an emergency room. Beds are the state's licensed count.
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Bradenton · 295 licensed beds
- What's there
- 295 licensed beds
- Emergency room
- Labor and delivery
- NICU, Level II
- Heart care, including bypass surgery
- Comprehensive stroke center
- Surgery
- CT and MRI
- DriveParrish13 mi25 minPalmetto3 mi5 minEllenton4 mi10 min
- Address206 Second St E, Bradenton (another site)
- Websitemanateememorial.com (another site)
- What's there
HCA Florida Blake Hospital
Bradenton · 383 licensed beds
- What's there
- 383 licensed beds
- ER open 24/7
- Level II trauma center
- Burn center
- Heart and valve care, with a cath lab
- Comprehensive stroke center
- Surgery
- CT and MRI
- DriveParrish17 mi35 minPalmetto6 mi15 minEllenton9 mi20 min
- Address2020 59th St W, Bradenton (another site)
- Websitehcafloridahealthcare.com (another site)
- What's there
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
Lakewood Ranch · 180 licensed beds
- What's there
- 180 licensed beds
- ER open 24/7
- Labor and delivery: 14 suites
- Level 1 nursery, no NICU
- Heart care with a cath lab
- Primary stroke center
- Surgery
- CT and MRI
- DriveParrish19 mi30 minPalmetto16 mi25 minEllenton13 mi20 min
- Address8330 Lakewood Ranch Blvd, Lakewood Ranch (another site)
- Websitelakewoodranchmedicalcenter.com (another site)
- What's there
HCA Florida South Shore Hospital
Sun City Center · 138 licensed beds
- What's there
- 138 licensed beds
- 24/7 emergency care
- Cardiology
- Primary stroke center
- Surgery
- CT and MRI
- DriveParrish13 mi20 minPalmetto20 mi30 minEllenton19 mi25 min
- Address4016 Sun City Center Blvd, Sun City Center (another site)
- Websitehcafloridahealthcare.com (another site)
- What's there
St. Joseph's Hospital-South
Riverview · 223 licensed beds
- What's there
- 223 licensed beds
- Emergency room
- Maternity unit with 24 beds
- NICU, Level II
- Primary stroke center
- Surgery
- AboutRun by BayCare.
- DriveParrish17 mi25 minPalmetto26 mi35 minEllenton24 mi30 min
- Address6901 Simmons Loop, Riverview (another site)
- Websitebaycare.org (another site)
- What's there
Coming
What each hospital system has announced, with where it stands on our tracker.
BayCare Hospital Manatee
Building · Scheduled to open in 2028Palmetto · 154 private patient rooms, room to grow to 207 beds
- What was announced
- 154 private patient rooms, room to grow to 207 beds
- Emergency care
- Obstetrics
- A NICU
- Cardiology
- General and specialty surgery
- Diagnostic and interventional imaging
- AboutIts HealthHub next door is open for outpatient care, with no ER.
- DriveParrish5 mi10 minPalmetto10 mi15 minEllenton8 mi10 min
- Address6620 Moccasin Wallow Rd, Palmetto (another site)
- What was announced
HCA hospital at North River Ranch
Approved · No construction start announcedParrish · At least 150 beds
- What was announced
- At least 150 beds
- An emergency room
- AboutApproved six-story hospital next to HCA's North River Ranch ER.
- DriveParrish2 mi5 minPalmetto14 mi25 minEllenton10 mi20 min
- Address12145 Little River Way, Parrish (another site)
- What was announced
Sarasota Memorial campus, SR 64
Planned · No timeline yetManatee County · A full hospital campus later; no bed count announced
- What was announced
- A freestanding ER first
- A full hospital campus later; no bed count announced
- AboutIts board approved buying about 120 acres in September 2026; the land still needs rezoning.
- DriveParrish10 mi20 minPalmetto9 mi20 minEllenton6 mi10 min
- AddressSR 64 east of I-75, Manatee County (another site)
- What was announced
Sources (21) · Info updated
- HCA Florida Healthcare: North River Ranch Emergency opening, Oct. 1, 2025
- Manatee Memorial Hospital: Harrison Ranch ER opening, Oct. 6, 2026
- Business Observer: $15M freestanding emergency room opens in north Manatee
- FloridaHealthFinder: Manatee Memorial Hospital, Oct. 10, 2026
- Manatee Memorial Hospital: Family Birthplace, Oct. 10, 2026
- Manatee Memorial Hospital: Heart and Vascular Center, Oct. 10, 2026
- Manatee Memorial Hospital: Radiology, Oct. 10, 2026
- FloridaHealthFinder: HCA Florida Blake Hospital, Oct. 10, 2026
- HCA Florida Blake Hospital: Cardiology, Oct. 10, 2026
- HCA Florida Blake Hospital: Imaging services, Oct. 10, 2026
- FloridaHealthFinder: Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, Oct. 10, 2026
- Lakewood Ranch Medical Center: Women's services, Oct. 10, 2026
- Lakewood Ranch Medical Center: Cardiovascular services, Oct. 10, 2026
- Lakewood Ranch Medical Center: Radiology, Oct. 10, 2026
- FloridaHealthFinder: HCA Florida South Shore Hospital, Oct. 10, 2026
- FloridaHealthFinder: St. Joseph's Hospital-South, Oct. 10, 2026
- BayCare: HealthHub opening, Sept. 14, 2026
- BayCare: hospital topping out, July 10, 2026
- WUSF: HCA buys 22 acres for a hospital, Oct. 25, 2022
- Sarasota Memorial: Manatee County land purchase, Sept. 23, 2026
- OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), without traffic, Oct. 7, 2026