Sacred Heart Health System

Description

About Us
The hub of the Health System is a 466bed acute care facility which includes Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola Sacred Heart Childrens Hospital and Sacred Heart Womens Hospital Our hospital is highly regarded for the quality of its care and national studies of patient outcomes performed by HealthGrades have rated us among the best in the nation for treatment of stroke pulmonary care critical care and bariatric surgery

In 2003 our growth in Northwest Florida continued with the opening of Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast a 58bed hospital in Walton County east of Destin

In early 2010 our Health System extended further east in the Florida Panhandle when we opened Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf a 25bed hospital and a medical office building in Port St Joe FL

As a member of Ascension Health Sacred Heart practices its mission of care to the poor in many ways providing comfort and healing to those in need spiritually medically or financially Sacred Heart spends tens of millions of dollars each year to provide care to the poor and uninsured We also reach out to the needy with community services such as our mobile health unit through our clinics which provide medical care and dental care to lowincome children and pregnant women

Mission Statement
Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually centered holistic care that sustains and improves the health of individuals and communitiesWe are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words

SERVICE OF THE POOR
Generosity of spirit especially for persons most in need

REVERENCE
Respect and compassion for the dignity and diversity of life

INTEGRITY
Inspiring trust through personal leadership

WISDOM
Integrating excellence and stewardship

CREATIVITY
Courageous innovation

DEDICATION
Affirming the hope and joy of our ministry

History

Sacred Heart Hospital is the oldest Catholic hospital in Florida Built in 1915 in Pensacola the hospital was a joint effort between a group of local citizens and the Daughters of Charity The Daughters are a religious order founded in 1633 that is dedicated to care for the poor and the sick The Daughters community was started in France by St Vincent de Paul and St Louise de Marillac

After 50 years in its original stone structure on 12th Avenue the hospital relocated in 1965 to a new hospital off Ninth Avenue in Pensacola across from Cordova Mall

Since then Sacred Heart has continued to advance its technology and expand its services In August of 1996 the hospital opened the new Sacred Heart Childrens Hospital and the Sacred Heart Womens Hospital

In 2000 Sacred Heart completed a trio of major expansion projects that added new wings for a Regional Heart and Vascular Institute a new center for emergencytrauma services surgical suites and a new Nemours Childrens Clinic In 2001 Sacred Heart put the finishing touches on those expansions by adding new waiting rooms and renovating interior corridors and critical care units In addition Sacred Heart and Methodist Homes also teamed up to open the new Haven of Our Lady of Peace nursing home off Summit Boulevard in November 2001