Baptist Hospital (Pensacola)

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This article is about the Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. For other hospitals with similar names, see Baptist Hospital (disambiguation).
Baptist Hospital (Pensacola)
Baptist Hospital, Baptist Medical Towers.jpg
Baptist Hospital, Baptist Medical Towers
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Geography
LocationPensacola, Florida, United States
Coordinates30°25′47″N 87°13′52″W / 30.42972°N 87.23111°W / 30.42972; -87.23111Coordinates: 30°25′47″N 87°13′52″W / 30.42972°N 87.23111°W / 30.42972; -87.23111
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds492
HelipadYes
History
Opened1951
Links
ListsHospitals 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, and is the largest facility in the network.

Facilities[]

Baptist Hospital is a state-certified Level II trauma center.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Awards[]

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.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Baptist Hospital Emergency Care". Baptist Health Care. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  2. ^ "Elsevier". Airmedicaljournal.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  3. ^ "Evergreen Medical Center ::: Evergreen AL 36401". Evergreenmedical.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]

External links[]

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