Expanding access to emergency care in Jacksonville’s Southside

Southside’s newest emergency department now open

Ascension St. Vincent’s opened the Ascension St. Vincent’s Emergency Care - Beach in Jacksonville’s Southside this month. The nearly 10,000-square-foot facility is located at the intersection of Beach and Kernan boulevards.

Ascension St. Vincent’s newest freestanding ER includes nine treatment spaces, a critical care room, triage area, and advanced imaging technologies like CT and X-ray, prepared to serve the growing community in Jacksonville’s Southside.

In the event a patient needs emergency care on the main campus ofSt. Vincent’s, this ER can coordinate transportation and schedule follow-up appointments with their network of providers.

With round-the-clock emergency care and a highly trained medical team, the new ER will ensure that Jacksonville residents in the growing Southside community won’t have to travel far in times of crisis.

This development addresses the anticipated population growth in the Southside area, ensuring timely emergency care for the community. Staffed by over 40 healthcare professionals, the ER will operate 24/7, providing immediate care for conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, trauma, and severe illnesses.

The new facility complements Ascension St. Vincent’s existing network, which includes the Southside Hospital at 4201 Belfort Road, a full-service, 309-bed hospital offering advanced specialty care and 24/7 emergency services. Additionally, freestanding ERs in Arlington, Westside, and Middleburg extend emergency care access across Northeast Florida.

Southside’s newest ER helps Ascension St. Vincent’s mission to provide compassionate, accessible healthcare, reinforcing its role as a cornerstone of community health in Jacksonville and beyond.

As Jacksonville’s population continues to expand, Ascension St. Vincent’s is proactively building a stronger, more responsive network of care. From hospital campuses to mobile outreach vans, the organization is bridging gaps in access and delivering high-quality healthcare with compassion and dignity, no matter where people live.

When you choose Ascension St. Vincent’s, you'll find all the care you need, doctors who listen, convenience and care that's connected. When you need care right away, emergency care is close to home. ER care teams at 

When it’s not an emergency, but you still need to be seen right away, you’ll get the same level of compassionate care in our urgent care clinics or during a doctor’s visit in-person or online.

Learn more about Ascension St. Vincent’s Emergency Care - Beach. 

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or dial 911. Signs or symptoms of an acute emergency may include shortness of breath, chest pain, open fracture, fainting, severe bleeding, head injury or other major trauma, one-sided weakness or numbness, loss of consciousness/fainting, severe abdominal pain, or bites or stings.