Welcome to The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart, Northwest Florida’s only hospital solely dedicated to the care of sick and injured babies and children.
The Children’s Hospital offers a wide range of services to meet all of a child’s medical needs, from the area’s only Level III neonatal intensive care unit to pediatric intensive care, cancer care, rehabilitation and more than 120 board-certified physicians across 30 pediatric specialties.
Our pediatric emergency room and pediatric trauma referral center are available when you need us most, and our neonatal and pediatric ambulances – coupled with our pediatric helicopter – bring life-saving care to communities across our region. For children with chronic conditions and complex medical problems, we provide a wide array of highly-trained pediatric subspecialists in affiliation with University of Florida Health.
The Children’s Hospital provides quality, compassionate care to children, regardless of their parents’ ability to pay. To learn more, please visit our Studer Family Children's Hospital webpage.
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Emergency care close to home
When you choose Studer Family Children's Hospital at 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 Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart, like imaging and lab.
Certified safe sleep hospital
Your child's safety is our priority. We are certified as a National Safe Sleep Hospital by Cribs for Kids®, meaning we follow the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines for safe sleep.
