Specialists at Ascension Sacred Heart Adult Infusion Center in Pensacola, Florida specialize in outpatient infusion therapy. If infusion therapy is recommended as part of your treatment plan, you will receive intravenous (IV) therapy from a team of highly trained nurses and pharmacists.
We start each appointment with a conversation. Tell us how you are feeling and any concerns you may have. Our compassionate care team pays attention to how you’re feeling and creates a care plan to your specific health needs.
Infusion therapy may be used to treat many conditions, including:
- Autoimmune disease
- Blood disorders
- Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- Dehydration
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Infection
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Osteoporosis
- Plaque psoriasis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Vitamin D and other nutritional deficiencies
- Other chronic conditions
Types of intravenous (IV) treatments
Outpatient infusion therapy can be a comfortable and convenient alternative to hospital treatments. The infusion center provides:
- Biotherapies
- Blood and platelet transfusions
- Central venous access device for treatment
- Disease-specific specialty drug therapy
- Hydration therapy
- Immunoglobulin
- IV medication administration and injections (antibiotics, biologics, antivirals, migraine therapy, and more)
- Therapeutic phlebotomy
How to prepare
There are many things you can do to prepare for your appointment. From bringing comfort items and snacks to applying numbing creams – how you prepare for your appointment can make a big difference.
Please bring the following items with you to your appointment:
- Insurance card(s)
- List of current medications and dosage
- Medical history, if available
To help reduce pain from an IV injection, ask your doctor for a prescription for EMLA cream. This is a numbing cream that you can apply to your skin where the IV will be inserted one hour before the IV is placed.
Frequently asked questions
If you are sick or have a cough, please call your doctor to find out if you need to reschedule your appointment.
If you are told to keep the appointment, please let us know at check-in that you are sick. Since many other patients receiving infusion therapy have a weakened immune system, it’s very important that we separate you from other patients. Otherwise to cancel the appointment, please call to reschedule
How do I get to the infusion center?
The adult infusion center is located inside Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola Medical Office Building on the first floor, next to Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart.
Please park in the 9th Avenue parking garage. Enter through the Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola Medical Office Building first floor. For more directions, please call 850-416-6705.
A doctor's order is required for treatment. Find a doctor at Ascension Sacred Heart.
