Emergency care, close to home
Ascension Sacred Heart Emergency Care and Studer Family Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Care—Panama City delivers emergency care for children with injuries and illnesses. Our board-certified emergency care doctors and care teams deliver advanced services. From the moment you walk through the door, we provide compassionate care to help you and your family through an emergency.
Caring for sudden, serious illness and injury in children
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 trauma care at Studer Family Children’s Hospital
If your child needs more advanced care, our transport helicopter can quickly connect them to trauma care at Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, FL. We bring life-saving care to children and families across the region. Here, you get highly trained pediatric trauma surgeons and care teams with the expertise to treat serious injuries. Our care teams work together to provide multidisciplinary, comprehensive emergency medical care.
Connected to pediatric specialty care
YEven after your family leaves the Studer Family Children’s Hospital Pensacola ER, your child's care journey continues. Before your family leaves the ER, we ensure you are connected with the right specialist for your next follow-up appointment and other services, such as imaging, pharmacy, rehabilitation, and more. Our care teams work together to provide a multidisciplinary, comprehensive range of advanced pediatric specialty care.