Heart Center Doctors in Bradenton | HCA Florida Blake Hospital

Cardiology • Bradenton, FL

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About

The facility is an HCA Florida hospital based in Largo, Florida with a Bradenton address at 2020 59th St W, Bradenton, FL 34209.

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Clinic Type

Cardiology

Address

Blake Hospital, Bradenton, FL

Phone

(941) 798-6126

Email

PARA.HCARecordsRequestFL@hcahealthcare.com

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Website

https://www.hcafloridahealthcare.com/locations/blake-hospital/specialties/cardiology

Services Offered

Heart Center/Cardiology
Heart and vascular surgery
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) program
Diagnostic cardiovascular services
Electrophysiology (EP) studies
Counseling and rehab
Cardiac rehabilitation program
Telemetry monitoring
Outpatient exercise therapy
Vascular disease care (peripheral artery/vascular disease)
Noninvasive and invasive cardiology procedures
Clinical trials through SCRI Cardiovascular

Technology & Equipment

Echocardiogram
EKG/ECG
Electrophysiology studies
Catheterization
Holter monitoring
Stress testing
Tilt table testing
Esophageal echo
Transtelephonic monitoring

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

Healthgrades (hospital): 53% Patient Experience Rating (not stated in snippet)
US News (cardiologists page, patient experience): Patient Experience ratings shown as 5/5, 4.5/5, 4.4/5, 4.6/5, 4.9/5, etc. (per physician listing) (5215+, 586, 5222, 540, 563, 557, 545, 5109, 5634, 5120, etc. (varies by listing))
PissedConsumer (hospital): 3.2 out of 5 (Based on 1 review)
Vivian Health (hospital): 2.8 rating (51 reviews)
Yelp (hospital): Not shown in snippet (example negative review excerpt) (not stated in snippet)
Healthgrades (individual cardiologist): 4.6 Star Rating (Based on 9 reviews (8 with written review))

Patients praise

Some patients describe cardiology/heart-care staff as caring and attentive/listening
Positive experiences mention competent, communicative testing staff and patients feeling at ease
Individual cardiologist (Dr. Iftekhar Baig) received a 4.6/5 Healthgrades rating with a majority of positive reviews
US News physician listing shows high patient experience scores (multiple physicians listed with 5/5 or near-5/5)

Common complaints

Complaints related to hospital administrative billing/documentation (e.g., inability to obtain an itemized bill for insurance)
Some negative reviews allege poor or harsh treatment/behavior of staff (Yelp snippet)
Very low hospital rating on Vivian Health and a low score on PissedConsumer indicate dissatisfaction among some reviewers
An additional negative allegation on localitybiz mentions concerns about staff conduct (image/“sedate” claim)

"“completely disabled” by POTS and is now on the path to recovery... being out of a wheelchair and starting physical therapy soon."

— Your Local Heart Care Solution: HCA Florida Heart Institute - Bradenton (patient review excerpt)

"“He is a very competent, communicative professional who put me at ease and explained everything he did.”"

— Your Local Heart Care Solution: HCA Florida Heart Institute - Bradenton (patient review excerpt)

"“Resoled: Itemized bill still missing after 2 months of treatment” / “I was unable to get an itemized bill for my treatment and I am waiting since 2(!!) months.”"

— PissedConsumer review for HCA Florida Blake Hospital

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].