Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola provides a 24-hour Emergency Department that includes the region's only comprehensive Trauma Center that is staffed and equipped to handle life-threatening injuries in adults and children. Sacred Heart is designated by the State of Florida as a Pediatric Trauma Referral Center and a Level II Trauma Center for adults. Sacred Heart built a much larger, new Emergency/Trauma Center in 2000 that now treats more than 70,000 patient visits per year. Our Trauma Team is led by trauma surgeons who coordinate care with other specialists, including neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons.
The facility is a 54-bed state-of-the-art Emergency/Trauma Center that includes a separate 10-bed unit for pediatric patients. The Emergency Center features a centrally located stations for nurses and physicians designed so that all patient rooms are visible to staff at all times.
The ER has a 10-bed "fast track" unit that provides more rapid assessment and treatment of patients with illnesses and injuries that are not serious or life threatening. There are also two rooms dedicated for orthopedic injuries and a room specially equipped for treating dental injury.
The Emergency Department provides a separate area for the care of children by physicians and nurses certified in emergency pediatric care. The Pediatric Emergency Center is a 10-bed unit designed and staff for the care of children.
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