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Emergency Medicine Residency Program

HCA Florida Healthcare
Port St Lucie, FL
Continued AccreditationACGME #1101100199J1J-1

HCA Florida Healthcare is an ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine residency program in Port St Lucie, FL. It has 6 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 17 residents in training. It reports 16.7% IMG residents and J-1 visa sponsorship. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
6
17 residents · 18 approved
PGY-1 salary
Not reported
IMG percentage
16.7%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
2232110C1

Accredited since 2017 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2021

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
2–4
Incl. specialty
Visa
J-1
Application service
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
2232110C1
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via Residency CAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via Residency CAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “HCA Healthcare East FL Division GME-FL”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

No tracks listed

No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
17%
x
US MD
17%
x
DO
67%
x
Women
33%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
50
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
12
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
5
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
No
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.3
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
2
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
1
Support team size

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Unknown

St. Lucie Medical Center is now HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital. We offer a full range of healthcare services to Florida’s Treasure Coast, including emergency care in a senior-friendly emergency room (ER) that caters to the unique needs of older adults. We provide rehabilitation, obstetrics, orthopedic care and inpatient and outpatient surgery, including minimally invasive robotic procedures. Our hospital is home to the Advanced Wound Center and the Chest Pain Center, the first and only area facility to receive full accreditation by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. We are a designated Primary Stroke Center, and our facility also houses a comprehensive birthing center and the Orthopedic Spine Institute. Learn more on our website.

Star Rating
1 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
194
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care1 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 1 same · 6 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 9 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeA
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$3K
Research
$0
Payments
9

Top payer: GE HEALTHCARE ($2K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
11,980
ED visits
34,649
Inpatient surgeries
1,711
Outpatient surgeries
3,823
Births
921
Daily census
127
Full-time staff
756

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: HCA Florida St Lucie Hospital · Port St Lucie, FL

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

HCA Florida St Lucie Hospital

Primary
Port St Lucie, FL194 beds

HCA Florida JFK Hospital-Main Campus

Atlantis, FL424 beds

HCA Florida Palms West Hospital

Loxahatchee, FL204 beds

HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital

Fort Pierce, FL331 beds

Location

Livability

County figures for St. Lucie County, Florida (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
None
No tax on wages
Median Income
$69,027
−$10k vs US median
Avg Commute
29 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Thomas H Matese, DO

Program Director

Program Director

Ms. Rekiya Wallace, MBA

Program Administrator

Coordinator

Ms. Gwendolyn Fontanals

Program Administrator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is HCA Florida Healthcare located?
HCA Florida Healthcare is located in Port St Lucie, FL.
Is HCA Florida Healthcare ACGME-accredited?
Yes — HCA Florida Healthcare holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at HCA Florida Healthcare?
HCA Florida Healthcare has approximately 17 residents in training.
How much is rent near HCA Florida Healthcare?
Median rent near Port St Lucie, FL is ~$1,621/month for a 1BR and ~$1,850/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does HCA Florida Healthcare accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 16.7% of HCA Florida Healthcare's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does HCA Florida Healthcare sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
HCA Florida Healthcare reports sponsoring J-1 visas. It does not currently report H-1B sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does HCA Florida Healthcare require?
HCA Florida Healthcare does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at HCA Florida Healthcare?
HCA Florida Healthcare has not reported a PGY-1 salary to FREIDA, so this page shows it as not reported. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion; the program or its GME office can confirm the current figure.
How do I apply to HCA Florida Healthcare?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save HCA Florida Healthcare to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does HCA Florida Healthcare have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Emergency Medicine residency program positions as they appear.