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Bay Medical, a 323-bed regional medical center located in Panama City, provides hospital care and outpatient services to patients from a seven county region in Northwest Florida. We have more than 200 physicians on staff representing virtually every medical specialty, and a support staff of more than 2, 000 dedicated employees. Bay Medical has received numerous accolades for clinical excellence on a national scale including the Top 50 Hospital Award which has been received for three years in a row (2008, 2009, 2010). This overall excellence extends into many specialized services including: Chartered in 1949 as Memorial Hospital of Bay County, Bay Medical has expended greatly over the years, most recently in 2010 with the addition of a new five-story patient care tower featuring 144 private patient rooms. However, Bay Medical's mission of providing a full range of quality health care services to everyone in our community has remained unchanged. In fact, Bay Medical has provided more than $30 million in charity and uncompensated care to the community within the last year alone. Bay Medical receives a tax exemption but does not receive tax support from Bay County. Bay Medical is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, and is a member of the American Hospital Association, the Florida Hospital Association, Voluntary Hospitals of America, and the Association of Voluntary Hospitals of Florida. To provide the highest quality healthcare in a compassionate, innovative, and fiscally responsible environment.

We're here for your heart care needs. At Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Heart Institute in Panama City, Florida, we offer a wide range of diagnostic cardiac imaging and tests. We work with you to help prevent heart attack or stroke, and we help you manage high blood pressure, high cholesterol and irregular heartbeats. Our cardiologists specialize in caring for many heart conditions, including AFib, congestive heart failure, structural heart and valve care, peripheral artery disease, and coronary artery blockages. If you are experiencing chest pain or stroke symptoms, go to the nearest ER and call 9-1-1. Our Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Hospital ER doctors and cardiologists work quickly to understand your condition and deliver the care you need.