Facilities
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola is where the majority of our rotations take place. Since opening the area’s first modern hospital in 1915, Ascension Sacred Heart has grown into the regional leader for high-quality, compassionate healthcare in Northwest Florida. Today, our services span throughout the Gulf Coast region. Our main services include Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart – the region’s largest network of primary care and specialty physicians – a 24-hour Emergency Room and Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, a Regional Stroke Center, Regional Heart and Vascular Institute and Northwest Florida’s leading Cancer Center, in affiliation with MD Anderson Cancer Network®.
The hub of Ascension Sacred Heart is a 566-bed acute-care facility located in Pensacola, Florida. Our Pensacola campus is also home to The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart, Northwest Florida’s only hospital dedicated to the care of infants and children with acute injuries or illnesses. More women choose to have their babies at Ascension Sacred Heart than at any other hospital in Northwest Florida, and as a Regional Perinatal Center and the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Ascension Sacred Heart specializes in the care of women with high-risk pregnancies, as well as premature and critically ill babies.
A member of Ascension – the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system – Ascension Sacred Heart lives its mission of care to the poor, providing comfort and healing to those in need spiritually, medically or financially. Ascension Sacred Heart spends millions of dollars each year, caring for the poor and uninsured. We also reach out to those in need with community events and our Mission in Motion, which provides free health services for the poor, the uninsured and others who lack access to healthcare.
Ascension Sacred Heart Maternity and Women’s Health continues to be recognized for providing quality maternity care to women and their children. 2025 US News & World Report - High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy)2024 Top Maternity Hospital by Newsweek
Women’s Care Center
The Ascension Sacred Heart Women’s Care Center offers the highest level of obstetric and gynecologic care in a nurturing, friendly environment. The Center is staffed by our resident physicians and board-certified attending OB/GYNs who oversee the coordination of care for all of the Center’s patients.
The Women’s Care Center also has a financial counselor on site to assist patients with signing up for insurance and other aid programs. Fees are charged on a sliding-scale basis depending on the patient’s income and family situation. No woman is ever turned away from care.Community Health Northwest Florida- Residents in their PGY1 and PGY2 year will rotate at Community Health Northwest Florida as part of their Family Planning and Generalist OBGYN rotations. CHNWF is a non-profit, equal-opportunity community health center. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we are driven to make healthcare accessible to everyone in Escambia County, Santa Rosa County and surrounding areas regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual identity or preference, circumstances or ability to pay. Residents will see OB, GYN, and Family Planning patients at CHNWF. Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast- Residents in their PGY2 and PGY3 year will rotate at the Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast campus in Miramar Beach, FL for their Rural OB/GYN and Rural GYN rotations. Housing is provided and mileage from Pensacola to Miramar Beach and back is reimbursed. Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach, Florida, delivers specialty care and 24/7 emergency care for adults and children in connection with Studer Family Children’s Hospital.
We provide advanced surgical care for serious and life-threatening injuries and illnesses. As a top 15 health system named by Fortune/PINC AI, Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast is a destination for specialty care — including spine and joint replacement surgery, heart care, cancer care, women’s health and more. The hospital, which achieved a 5-star rating on 2024 CMS Overall Hospital Star Ratings, offers a wide range of minimally invasive procedures using robotic-assisted technology, and imaging, all on one campus and the Family Birth Place is recognized as one of the top maternity facilities in the country.
Contact Us
Kadee Kennedy Roddy
Residency Program Coordinator
Florida State University College of Medicine
Email: Kadee.Kennedy@ascension.org
5151 N 9th Ave.
Pensacola, FL 32504
Phone: (850) 416-2418
Fax: (850) 416-2460
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