Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital Gulf

Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf in Port Saint Joe, Florida, delivers primary care and specialty care for your everyday health needs, as well as 24/7 emergency care for serious and life-threatening injuries and illnesses. As a top 15 health system named by Fortune/PINC AI, Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf is a destination for specialty care - including surgical services and heart and vascular health, as well as a helipad to provide rapid transportation of trauma and critically ill patients. We offer a wide range of minimally invasive procedures, imaging, lab tests and rehabilitation services, all on one campus.

Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart offers primary and specialty care in Gulf and Franklin counties, including family medicine, pediatrics, cardiology, general surgery, orthopedics, sports medicine and infusion therapy.

Care for your everyday health needs

Our primary and specialty care doctors offer advanced care close to home. Learn more about our services and programs:

• Emergency department
• Heart and vascular health
• Orthopedics
• Surgical care
• Mammography and women’s diagnostics
• Rehabilitation
• Pediatric rehabilitation
• Swing bed care - skilled nursing care plus the benefit of “rehabilitation” therapies to help patients transition to home. Swing bed care can also be utilized to help rehabilitate from surgery, illness or accident.
• Interventional radiology
• Diagnostic imaging

Emergency care close to home

When you choose Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf 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 Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf, like imaging and lab.

Surgical care, close to home

Jeffrey Root, MD at Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart Surgical Services - Port St. Joe delivers surgical care, including outpatient same-day surgery, emergency surgery, trauma surgery, and inpatient procedures. Our surgeon uses image-guided technology and performs surgery using minimally invasive techniques whenever possible. Your surgical care team starts by listening to understand you and your health needs. We are here to answer your questions and provide pre-operative testing to help prepare you for your surgery. Then, we deliver personalized surgical care to fit your needs. Call 850-229-5833 to schedule a consultation.

Recognitions

Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf is dedicated to providing the best care to you and your family. Recognized as one of the top health systems in the United States, we offer primary, specialty, and emergency care close to home. To read more about our awards and recent news click here. 

2024 Award:

• Fortune/PINC AI 15 Top Health Systems
• Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Perspective

2023 Awards:

• Recognized Nationally for Outstanding Patient Experience Award
• PRC Excellence in Healthcare Awards 
• Award of Distinction - Inpatient Services
• 5 Star - Inpatient Services
• 5 Star - Medical/Surgical Unit
• 5 Star - Outpatient Surgical Services-
• 5 Star - Emergency Department

2022 Awards:

• PRC Excellence in Healthcare Awards 
• Award of Distinction- Inpatient Services
• 5 Star - Emergency Department
• 5 Star - Medical/Surgical Unit 
• 5 Star - Inpatient Services
• 5 Star - Outpatient Surgical Services
• 5 Star - Laboratory 

If you are experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency, go to the nearest ER or call 911.