About Baptist South
Growing Along with Our Community
Baptist South is building a new eight-story patient care tower that will house 62 inpatient beds and an additional 10-bed, level II Newborn Intensive Care Unit. The new tower also will include new labor delivery recovery postpartum (LDRP) rooms and will attach to the current labor and delivery unit in the main hospital. The fourth and fifth floors will be comprised of medical/surgical beds. Part of the new patient tower will be shelled-in space that is available for future outpatient and surgical services growth.
In addition, a new parking garage has been built for Baptist South employees, which provides patients and visitors with more parking spaces that are close to the hospital and medical office building. Baptist South will be breaking ground on a second medical office building for new physicians in the fall of 2008.
Jacksonville's First Hospital of the 21st Century
Baptist Health expanded its circle of care to serve the rapidly growing neighborhoods in southern Duval and northern St. Johns counties with the February 2005 completion of Baptist Medical Center South. Jacksonville's first hospital of the 21st century and a Magnet™ hospital -- the highest honor a health care organization can receive for excellence in patient care --offers residents convenient access to this full-service healthcare facility at Interstate 95 and St. Augustine Road.
The hospital blends an advanced electronic environment with Baptist Health's holistic mission of providing for the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of patients and their families. Like all Baptist Health facilities, Baptist Medical Center South is a faith-based, mission-driven, locally governed organization dedicated to providing high-quality care for everyone.
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Baptist Medical Center South
Baptist South is a 248,000 square foot hospital situated on a beautifully landscaped 32-acre campus. Its 120 suites include 12
maternity, 12 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and an 18 bed Day Stay. As a full-service health care facility, Baptist Medical Center South offers vital
services such as radiology,
surgery,
emergency services, oncology, sleep lab, and many
more.
The 80,000 square foot adjoining medical office building provides added convenience for patients and physicians. It also houses a
Baptist Pharmacy.
A Healing Environment
A vision of a special environment for healing inspired the design of Baptist Medical Center South. From its landscaping and architecture to patient- and family-friendly amenities, the facility offers an atmosphere not available at other local adult hospitals. These amenities include:
- large, private patient rooms with a resort-like feel
- bedside admission for observation patients and inpatients
- bedside data ports for
Internet access
- day beds and refrigerators in all rooms
- bedside controls for blinds, lights, TV, Internet and nurse call, allowing patients to regulate their physical environment
- sleep areas separate from waiting rooms
- three gardens and two fountains
- reflection areas
- a Library for Healing
- visual media contributing to healing
- washers and dryers for visitor use
-
movies on demand
New Efficiencies For Patients And Staff
Baptist Medical Center South Campus is the first Baptist Health campus to have electronic medical records. In addition, the staff continues to evaluate ways to further reduce paper flow, including clinical, registration and administrative areas, freeing up staff to attend to more important patient needs.
Volunteers
Baptist Health
volunteers
provide time and invaluable assistance to staff, patients, and their families. During the summer month, teenagers (ages 15 - 17) can also donate their time through the
Volunteens program.
Find A Physician
To
find a physician
with Baptist Medical Center South privileges, call Physician Referral at
(904) 202-CARE (2273) .
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