Ascension Sacred Heart Emergency Care - Panama City Beach

Ascension Sacred Heart Emergency Care - Panama City Beach in Panama City Beach, Florida, is backed by leading cardiovascular, surgical, neuro, stroke, orthopedic, and trauma specialists. We provide 24/7 care for life-threatening and severe illness and injury -- including heart attack, stroke, concussion, broken bones, and more. Experienced ER care teams listen to quickly understand your needs to deliver the right care for you and your family. And you are connected to the right follow-up care across Ascension Sacred Heart sites of care by our specialists before you leave the ER—including leading cancer care, heart care and women's health.

Seconds count in stroke, heart and burn recovery, seek emergency care immediately. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Our emergency rooms at Ascension Sacred Heart deliver care 24/7. 

Emergency care services include:

• 24/7 emergency care
• Admission (when needed) to Ascension hospitals
• On-call specialists
• On-site full-service digital imaging (X-ray, CT scan and ultrasound)
• On-site lab
• Private treatment rooms

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 or fainting, severe abdominal pain, or bites or stings.

Care right away -- 24/7 emergency care 

Doctors, nurses and care teams at Ascension Sacred Heart Emergency Care - Panama City Beach deliver advanced care for life-threatening symptoms and conditions. Call 911 or go directly to an emergency room if you or a family member are experiencing:

• Abdominal pain (moderate to severe)
• Back pain (severe)
• Chest pain
• Coughing up or vomiting blood
• Major trauma
• Pregnant and having labor pains
• Severe allergic reactions
• Severe burns 
• Severe skin infections or complicated abscesses
• Shortness of breath
• Sudden neurologic changes like weakness, difficulty speaking, numbness, difficulty walking, or loss of consciousness

Connected to pediatric emergency care

When an illness becomes more severe or your child has a major injury, it may be time to take your child to the ER. Don't delay getting the emergency care your child needs. Symptoms and signs that your child needs emergency care include:

• Bites and stings
• Blue face and lips or pale coloring
• Broken bone
• Fever
• Severe allergic reaction
• Severe vomiting or diarrhea
• Trouble breathing
• Other serious illness or injury

When your child is having trouble breathing, it's important to seek emergency care right away. Signs of respiratory distress may include increased breathing rate; color changes in the lips, face or nails; noisy breathing or grunting; and retractions (chest sinking below the neck with each inhale). If your child is showing signs of respiratory distress, call 911 or go to the nearest ER. 

Connected to specialized follow-up care

Your care doesn’t stop when you leave the ER. We help connect you to leading specialists and follow-up care to support your care plan and recovery. 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 our other services, like imaging and lab.

If you or a family member is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Our emergency rooms at Ascension Sacred Heart deliver care 24/7.