Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
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Specialty and emergency care, close to home
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida, is a full-service 566-bed hospital with 24/7 emergency care.
In our adult and pediatric emergency rooms, we deliver care for life-threatening injuries and illnesses. Our care teams listen to quickly understand your health needs and deliver care that's right for you. We offer a level I trauma center, the region's only Pediatric Trauma Referral Center the area's only nationally certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, and were named a Top 15 health system list by Fortune/PINC AI.
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola serves the Northwest Florida region and is a destination for specialty care - including:
- Ascension Sacred Heart Center for Advanced Robotic Surgery
- Regional Heart and Vascular Institute
- Cancer Center
- Kidney transplant program affiliated with University of Florida Health
- Specialized brain and spine care
- Orthopedic surgery
- Pediatric care
- Perinatal care with neonatal specialists
- Women's health
We offer a wide range of minimally invasive procedures, imaging, lab tests and rehabilitation services, all on one campus.
Maternity and Women's Health
The Ascension Sacred Heart Maternity and Women's Health is the leading provider of childbirth care in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Our OB-GYN maternity care teams deliver a personalized birthing experience and advanced neonatal care for sick babies. Ascension Sacred Heart is the regional high-risk pregnancy center, the area's only OB emergency care center and the area's only level III neonatal intensive care unit for babies born premature or sick.
Pediatric care
Our Pensacola campus is also home to the Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart, Northwest Florida's only children's hospital. The Children's Hospital offers a wide range of services to meet all of a child's medical needs, from pediatric surgery, intensive care, cancer care, rehabilitation and a medical staff of more than 120 board-certified doctors, caring for kids across 30 pediatric specialties.
Emergency care close to home
When you choose Ascension Sacred Heart for your family’s emergency care, you’ll get the right care, at the right place and at the right time. When care is needed right away, we’re close to where you are with 24/7 care for life-threatening and severe illness and injury — including heart attack, stroke, trauma and more. We listen to quickly understand your health needs. Then, we provide care that’s right for you. From the moment you enter the doors, we deliver compassionate care to help you and your loved ones through an emergency.
When your child needs pediatric emergency care, our emergency room provides family-centered care. Children's needs are different from adults, so our doctors and care teams care for kids and their specific needs.
Connected to specialized follow-up care
Your care doesn’t stop when you leave the ER. Because we’re more than emergency care, you will be connected to follow-up care to support your care plan and recovery. We connect you to specialists in cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, pulmonology and more. Your care team also helps you manage your medications and sends prescriptions to your local pharmacy or through Ascension Rx. And you will always have access to other services at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast, like imaging and lab.
Care for your everyday health needs
Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart is a regional network of doctors stretching from Gulf Shores, Alabama, to Apalachicola, Florida. Our primary and specialty care doctors offer advanced care close to home.
Our specialties
Recognitions
The care teams at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Florida, are dedicated to providing the best care to you and your family. Ascension Sacred Heart isrecognized as one of the top health systems in the United States by PINC AI and Fortune for 2024. Read more about our awards and recent news.
2025 Awards and Recognitions:
- US News & World Report
- High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy)
2024 Awards and Recognitions:
- Fortune/PINC AI 15 Top Health Systems
- Fortune/PINC AI Top-50 Cardiovascular Hospital in the US
- U.S. News & World Report (purchased license*)
- Best Regional Hospital
- Congestive Heart Failure
- COPD
- Heart Attack
- Hip Replacement
- Kidney Failure
- Knee Replacement
- Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma
- American Heart Association - Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Silver Plus
- Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Target: Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll
- Top Maternity Hospital by Newsweek
- Greenhealth Award
- The Leapfrog Group ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade: Spring and Fall
- Newsweek Best in-State Hospital
2023 Awards and Recognitions:
- Becker’s Great Hospitals 2023
- Becker’s Hospitals with Great Heart Programs 2023
- Becker’s Hospitals with Great Orthopedic Programs 2023
- Baby-Friendly Designation
- Maternity Care by Newsweek
- PRC Award List for 2023
- 5 Stars - Outpatient Surgical Services
- 5 Stars - Nine Mile Road Emergency Room
- 5 Stars - Navarre Emergency Room
- 4 Stars - Studer Family Children’s Emergency Room
- The Leapfrog Group ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade: Spring and Fall
2022 Awards and Recognitions:
- American Heart Association (AHA) Award for stroke care and cardiovascular care
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 4-star rating
- The Leapfrog Group ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade: Spring and Fall