Sending flowers to HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital
St. Petersburg Hospital posts no flower policy, and its two visitor pages list different evening hours. A quick call clears up both.
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HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital is a full-service, 215-bed acute care hospital on 38th Avenue North. It provides 24/7 emergency care, general and robotic surgery, and a full set of women's services: prenatal and postpartum care, labor and delivery, and a nursery.
A lot of flower orders to this hospital are for a new baby. The rest tend to be for someone recovering from surgery or a short emergency admission.
What HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital allows
The hospital's visitor pages are silent on flowers, balloons and plants. They also disagree with each other: one page lists visiting as 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., another as 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. We can't tell you which is current, so plan on the earlier time.
Since there is no written flower rule, phone the hospital at (727) 384-1414 and ask about the patient's unit. A labor and delivery floor is usually happy to see flowers in general practice, but nurseries and intensive care areas at many hospitals are stricter. Treat that as background, not as a St. Petersburg Hospital policy.
Based on the hospital's own website, checked November 1, 2026.
Where the delivery goes
Send to the patient's full name at HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital, 6500 38th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710, and give the florist your phone number. If the family has told you the room, add it.
Afternoon deliveries are a gamble here, because one of the hospital's own pages ends visiting at 6 p.m. A morning or midday drop-off avoids that. Childbirth stays are often short, so if the baby came yesterday, ask whether mom is still in the hospital. Our same-day delivery guide explains florist cutoffs.
If flowers aren't an option
If flowers are a no, or you can't confirm in time, wait and send them to the home a few days after discharge. For a new family, that often lands better anyway, after the first rush of visitors. A card in the meantime is easy and never against the rules.
What to send to a patient here
For a birth, pick a bright but compact bouquet that a tired parent can carry out to the car. Skip heavily scented lilies around a newborn. For a robotic surgery patient who will be home soon, a small arrangement or a card about the next walk on the waterfront fits. Ideas: get-well flowers and what to write on the card.
A few miles north: HCA Florida Northside Hospital.
Send flowers to St. Petersburg today
Order by 2 p.m. Eastern timeA florist near HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital arranges the bouquet and delivers it the same day. Put the patient's full name and room number on the order.
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Same-day cutoff is 2 p.m. Eastern time on weekdays.
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Questions people ask about flowers at HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital
Does HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital allow flowers?
It doesn't publish a flower rule. Call (727) 384-1414 and ask about the patient's unit.
What are the visiting hours?
The hospital's pages disagree: one says 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., another 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Plan for the earlier closing time.
Can I send flowers for a new baby?
Call ahead to check the unit and confirm the mother hasn't been discharged, since birth stays are often short.
What address should the florist use?
HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital, 6500 38th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710, with the patient's full name, the room if known and your phone number.
Sending somewhere else in St. Petersburg? See flower delivery in St. Petersburg for cutoff times and other local hospitals.