Location Jacksonville, FL, USA Hospital type Community Helipad Yes Number of beds 1,101 | Care system Hospital Emergency department Pediatric and adult CEO Hugh Greene (2000–) Funding Non-profit Hospital | |
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Affiliated university Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, University of Florida College of Medicine--Jacksonville Headquarters Jacksonville, Florida, United States Founded 1955, Jacksonville, Florida, United States Similar Baptist Hospital of Miami, South Miami Hospital, Baptist Memorial Hospital‑Memphis, University of Florida Health, Nemours Foundation Profiles | ||
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Baptist Health, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a network of five hospitals, affiliated with 45 primary care offices located throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Baptist's Wolfson Children's Hospital has a "MAGNET designation".
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History
The original Baptist Memorial Hospital and Wolfson Children's Memorial Hospital in downtown Jacksonville were opened in 1955. Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is the flagship hospital for Baptist Health, and Wolfson Children's Hospital is the region's only pediatric referral inpatient center.
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
In the early 1990s, the hospital's name was changed to Baptist Medical Center Downtown and the hospital is now called Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. The center provides services in cardiovascular, oncology (cancer) (including gynecological), women's health (including obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedics, pediatrics, ophthalmology, emergency care (including Life Flight air ambulance, a Children's Emergency Center and hyperbaric medicine), critical care medicine, bloodless surgery, pulmonary services (including an adult/pediatric sleep disorders center), pastoral care, radiology, rehabilitation and psychiatry/psychology. They also have the following regional referral centers: Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute and Baptist Cancer Institute.
Baptist Heart Hospital
The Baptist Heart Hospital is run by the Baptist Heart Specialists division of Baptist Health. It has three operating rooms, several laboratories, a rehabilitation center, and focuses on heart and vascular care. It also has 88 private beds and two ICUs.
Baptist Nassau
A full-service hospital opened in Fernandina in 1942, relocating in the 1970s to Lime and South 18th Streets. In 1994, it was acquired by Baptist Health.
Wolfson Children’s Hospital
Morris David Wolfson (father of Louis Wolfson), made a $500,000 donation in 1946 to create a children’s health care facility in Jacksonville. The facility opened in 1955 as a wing in the Baptist Memorial Hospital with 50 beds and gradually grew to the point that the decision was made in 1971 to consolidate the services into a separate facility with the name, Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Pediatric healthcare partners include Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville and the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. UF-Jacksonville's Pediatric Residency Program uses the hospital as its main pediatric teaching facility. Wolfson Children's Hospital delivers specialized care to children from birth to age 18+ with a full range of needs, from routine to complex. Expanding their coverage further, Wolfson Children's Hospital has opened regional specialty centers in Fleming Island, Lake City, Daytona Beach, Tallahassee, Florida, and Brunswick, Georgia.
Baptist Beaches
Beaches Hospital originally opened in Jacksonville Beach in 1961 and was replaced by the First Coast Medical Center in November 1988. In 1992, Baptist Health bought the tax-supported facility and changed its name to Baptist Medical Center Beaches. Baptist Beaches provides the only 24-hour ER east of the Intracoastal Waterway.
Baptist South
Baptist South was constructed and opened in February 2005. In June 2007, construction began on a new patient care tower that further increased patient care capacity, including a Newborn Intensive Care Unit that is part of Wolfson Children's Hospital's services. In September 2011, Baptist South opened a new cardiac catheterization lab. Recent additions include minimally invasive robotic surgery and a dramatically expanded ER.
Baptist Clay
Featuring a 24-hour freestanding Emergency Center for children and adults, Baptist Clay Medical Campus. The Baptist/Wolfson Children's Emergency Center opened at Baptist Clay on May 1, 2013, along with Diagnostics & Imaging at Baptist Clay (providing imaging for adults and children).
Foundation
In 1985, the Baptist Health Foundation was created to assist in fundraising.