Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf Celebrating 5 years of service

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf is celebrating five years of caring for patients in Gulf, Bay and Franklin counties.

Ten years ago, citizens of Gulf County asked Sacred Heart Health System to build a hospital that would improve access to healthcare in the region. 

The community raised more than $10 million in donations and pledges for the new hospital, and the St. Joe Foundation donated 20 acres of land.

Gulf County residents also voted to provide revenues from a half-cent sales tax to support care for indigent patients at the new hospital.

On March 15th, 2010, Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf opened its doors to patient care.

The hospital provides 24-hour emergency services, inpatient acute care, surgical services and outpatient services, including digital mammography, ultrasound, MRI, CT, outpatient rehabilitation and more.

Since opening to patients, Sacred Heart has cared for nearly 3,000 inpatients, more than 41,000 patients in the Emergency Department, and provided more than 36,000 outpatient diagnostic exams.

It has also provided more than 200,000 lab tests, and performed more than 2,500 surgeries.

To date, Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf has provided more than $17 million in uncompensated care to people in need.

Sacred Heart also has extended its reach with offices in Wewahitchka and Apalachicola offering primary care and rehabilitation.

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