Baptist Hospital (Pensacola)

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Baptist Hospital (Pensacola)
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Baptist Hospital, Baptist Medical Towers
Baptist Hospital (Pensacola)
Geography
LocationPensacola, Florida, United States
Coordinates 30°25′47″N87°13′52″W / 30.42972°N 87.23111°W / 30.42972; -87.23111
Services
Emergency department Level II trauma center
Beds492
Helipad Yes
History
Opened1951
Links
Website https://www.ebaptisthealthcare.org/
Lists Hospitals in Florida

Baptist Hospital is a health care facility in Pensacola, Florida. It was the first to operate medical evacuations by helicopter in Florida. The hospital opened in 1951. Baptist Hospital is a not for profit hospital that is independently owned and operated by its employees. The new campus on Brent Lane also in Pensacola, Florida opened on September 23, 2023. The original campus closed the same day and plans for its use are ongoing.

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Facilities

Baptist Hospital is currently located near Downtown Pensacola, and the main complex as well as some of the parking is bordered by E, H, Moreno, and Avery Streets. Baptist Hospital is a state-certified Level II trauma center. [1] A new facility is currently being built just southwest of where Brent Lane meets Interstate 110. [2]

Baptist LifeFlight

Baptist LifeFlight transports patients to Baptist Hospital. First established in 1977, it was the third hospital-based aeromedical helicopter program in the United States and the first in Florida. [3] Baptist LifeFlight uses Eurocopter EC 135(N577LF), Eurocopter EC 130(N209LF), Eurocopter EC 130(N506LF), and Eurocopter EC130(N306LF) helicopters based in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. [4]

Awards

In 2010, Baptist Hospital was one of 26 hospitals to receive the American College of Cardiology Foundation's Silver Performance Achievement Award for sustaining high standards and excellence in cardiovascular care. [5]

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