PENSACOLA, Fla. : Patients who were treated at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in 1969 – Sacred Heart wants to hear from you.
From broken bones to birth complications and appendectomies to asthma, countless area residents have been impacted by Northwest Florida’s only children’s hospital.
On April 1, 2019, Sacred Heart will celebrate the 50th anniversary since the opening of The Children’s Hospital by opening the new four-story Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart. As part of the festivities, Sacred Heart wishes to honor The Children’s Hospital’s earliest patients. Stories may be featured on social media or highlighted at grand-opening events.
To submit a photo or story for potential inclusion in The Children’s Hospital’s grand-opening festivities, please e-mail SacredHeart@ascension.org. Before your story is used, a Sacred Heart representative will contact you to clarify details and answer questions.
The new children’s hospital will increase access to specialized pediatric and maternity care and consolidate inpatient pediatric services in one convenient location on Sacred Heart’s Pensacola campus. The new children’s hospital will include a pediatric emergency department and trauma center, 72-bed neonatal intensive care unit, medical/surgical beds, pediatric imaging department, pediatric satellite pharmacy, pediatric inpatient rehabilitation gym, child life playrooms and a new family-friendly dining venue. In addition to the Ronald McDonald House adjacent to Sacred Heart’s Pensacola campus, the Ronald McDonald Family Room inside the new children’s hospital will offer a playroom specifically for patients’ siblings, as well as a space for families to cook, do laundry and relax.
