Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL
Also known as Sacred Heart Hospital of Pensacola
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About Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital is an acute care hospital in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II adult, Level II pediatric trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 547 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Select Specialty Hospital Pensacola, about 0.4 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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.78
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.06
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.34
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyWorse than national · SIR 2.34
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.78
55% 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 recommend63%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys466
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
30.47422, -87.21181
Nearby hospitals
- Select Specialty Hospital Pensacola7000 Cobble Creek Dr, Pensacola, FLLong-term care hospital0.4 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Pensac1101 Office Woods Dr, Pensacola, FLRehabilitation hospital0.6 mi
- Baptist Hospital123 Baptist Way, Pensacola, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.2 mi
- HCA Florida West Hospital8383 N Davis Hwy, Pensacola, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.9 mi
- Naval Hospital Pensacola6000 West Highway 98, Pensacola, FLHospital7.4 mi
- Gulf Breeze Hospital1110 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.6 mi
- Santa Rosa Medical Center6002 Berryhill Rd, Milton, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital14 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Sacred Heart Hospital located?
Sacred Heart Hospital is at 5151 N 9th Ave, Pensacola, FL 32504 in Escambia County.
Does Sacred Heart Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Sacred Heart Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 145 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Sacred Heart Hospital?
Sacred Heart Hospital 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 Sacred Heart Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II adult, Level II pediatric trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Florida EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Sacred Heart Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (850) 416-7000.
Would patients recommend Sacred Heart Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (466 completed surveys), 63% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% 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 Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- 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.