Emergency Services
Baptist Beaches provides the area's only 24-hour emergency center backed by a full service community hospital. Accessible from both 13th Avenue South and from 16th Avenue South, the hospital's Emergency Department has two entrances, with one designated specifically for ambulance use. For emergency patients not arriving by ambulance, a designated drop-off area and convenient parking is available on the south side of the hospital building.
The Emergency Department includes:
- four trauma beds
- an isolation room
- an orthopaedic/casting room
- an ear nose and throat room
- two OB/GYN rooms
The department's remaining beds are equipped with monitors and supplies for general emergency care. All of our Emergency physicians and nursing staff are certified in advanced cardiac life support.
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Fast-Track
Our Fast-Track emergency service allows patients with acute but non-life-threatening conditions to be seen more quickly by a staff of family practice physicians. This service is designed to improve the efficiency and decrease the waiting time in the Emergency Department when the greatest numbers of people seek emergency treatment. Patients qualifying for the Fast-Track designation are those with
simple lacerations,
infections,
fractures,
eye complaints,
contusions and sprains,
as well as a host of
viral syndromes.
Life Flight
When a patient needs highly specialized care, the emergency center is linked by Life Flight air ambulance to Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville or other regional facilities.
Patient Ambassadors
The Emergency Department staff includes patient ambassadors that are specially trained and ready to provide support and an impartial ear to those patients, families or significant others dealing with the stress of an emergency visit to the hospital.
While providing support to patients during the registration and triage process, patient ambassadors serve as a liaison between the emergency center waiting and treatment areas. They communicate information to patients' families and significant others and can alert the emergency staff of any situations that may require priority attention.
Patient ambassadors provide many helpful services, from escorting a family to the dining area to providing wheelchair assistance at the ambulatory entrance, to requesting a chaplain. They also can help link patients or families to services such as an interpreter, or devices for the hearing impaired.
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