Baptist Medical Center - Nassau in Fernandina Beach, FL
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About Baptist Medical Center - Nassau
Baptist Medical Center - Nassau is an acute care hospital in Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 62 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, about 13 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.78
61% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend76%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1077%
- Completed surveys420
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
30.65365, -81.44929
Nearby hospitals
- Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus2000 Dan Proctor Drive, Saint Marys, GA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital13 mi
- Uf Health Rehabilitation Hospital - Jacksonville15255 Max Leggett Pkwy, 2nd And 3rd Floors, Jacksonville, FLRehabilitation hospital16 mi
- Shands Jacksonville655 W 8th St, Jacksonville, FL · Level I traumaAcute care hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Baptist Medical Center - Nassau located?
Baptist Medical Center - Nassau is at 1250 S 18th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 in Nassau County.
Does Baptist Medical Center - Nassau have an emergency room?
Yes. Baptist Medical Center - Nassau reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 158 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Baptist Medical Center - Nassau?
Baptist Medical Center - Nassau has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Baptist Medical Center - Nassau a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Baptist Medical Center - Nassau. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Florida trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Baptist Medical Center - Nassau?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (904) 321-3500.
Would patients recommend Baptist Medical Center - Nassau?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (420 completed surveys), 76% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 77% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.