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Emergency care close to home
Ascension Sacred Heart Emergency Care - Nine Mile in Pensacola, Florida, is backed by leading cardiovascular, surgical, transplant, 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 for adults and children
- Admission (when needed) to Ascension hospitals
- Board certified emergency medicine physicians as well as experienced advanced practice providers
- Connected with a Comprehensive Stroke Center
- 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 - Nine Mile 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
- Traumatic injuries
- Early pregnancy complications
- 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 24/7 emergency care for children
At Studer Family Children's Hospital Pediatric Emergency Care - Nine Mile and at every Ascension Sacred Heart Emergency Care, doctors and care teams provide pediatric emergency care for children 24/7. Studer Family Children’s Hospital has expanded with close support to Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart, the region's only children's hospital. Symptoms and signs that your child needs emergency care include:
- Animal bites
- Blue face and lips or pale coloring
- Chest pain
- High fever
- Major injury or broken bone
- Seizure
- Severe allergic reaction
- Severe vomiting or diarrhea
- Trouble breathing
- Other serious illness or injury
Connected to a comprehensive stroke center
If you need advanced stroke care, you are connected to our Comprehensive Stroke Center at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola. The stroke care team delivers advanced imaging and treatment for complex stroke, including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Your stroke care includes:
- 24/7 monitoring
- Advanced imaging, such as CT angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Doctors specializing in neurosurgery, neurovascular and endovascular procedures
- Neuroscience intensive care unit (ICU)
- Rehabilitation services
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.