CMS certification 100026
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay
615 N Bonita Ave, Panama City, FL 32401
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 72% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 20 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on none. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 56 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 482 completed surveys, 18% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | FL | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 389 visits sampled | 2 h 56 min | 2 h 36 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 23 visits sampled | 4 h 16 min | 3 h 40 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 226 patients | 58% | 73% | 65% |
How Ascension Sacred Heart Bay compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Sacred Heart BayThis hospital | 3/5 | 72% | 2 h 56 min | 2 better |
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast HospitalSame city | 2/5 | 63% | 2 h 14 min | 2 better |
| Doctors Memorial HospitalSame ZIP area · Bonifay | 2/5 | — | 2 h 1 min | 1 worse |
| Northwest Florida Community HospitalSame ZIP area · Chipley | 2/5 | 65% | — | 1 worse |
| Jackson HospitalSame ZIP area · Marianna | 1/5 | 73% | 2 h 27 min | 3 worse |
| Ascension Sacred Heart GulfSame ZIP area · Port Saint Joe | 3/5 | 93% | 1 h 45 min | 1 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Panama City.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 2,087 cases | Too few cases | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 137 cases | Too few cases | 12.9% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 281 cases | Too few cases | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 297 cases | Too few cases | 12.8% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 153 cases | Too few cases | 16.3% | 11.9% |
| COPD 66 cases | Too few cases | 8% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 95 cases | Too few cases | 3.1% | 2.4% |
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 1.1 likely 0.74 – 1.46 | 1 |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 45 cases | No different | 190.7 per 1,000 likely 136.88 per 1,000 – 244.52 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 2,671 cases | No different | 0.55 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.39 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 3,495 cases | No different | 0.22 per 1,000 likely 0.01 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 3,574 cases | No different | 0.28 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 884 cases | No different | 2.09 per 1,000 likely 0.55 per 1,000 – 3.62 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 322 cases | No different | 1.88 per 1,000 likely 0.26 per 1,000 – 3.51 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 331 cases | No different | 14.72 per 1,000 likely 8.01 per 1,000 – 21.43 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 890 cases | No different | 2.56 per 1,000 likely 0.3 per 1,000 – 4.81 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 318 cases | No different | 5.86 per 1,000 likely 1.93 per 1,000 – 9.8 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 176 cases | No different | 1.69 per 1,000 likely 0.19 per 1,000 – 3.19 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 615 cases | No different | 0.93 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.96 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.79 likely 0.25 – 1.9 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 1.2 likely 0.31 – 3.27 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.16 likely 0.05 – 0.39 | 1 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 167 cases | Too few cases | 14.3% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 374 cases | Too few cases | 22.4% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 371 cases | Too few cases | 18.2% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 104 cases | Too few cases | 20.4% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 73 cases | Too few cases | 10.1% | 11% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 147 cases | Too few cases | -15.1 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 334 cases | Too few cases | 3.4 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 328 cases | Too few cases | 8.4 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 93 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.4 | — |
5 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
83 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 15 |
| Family | 14 |
| Emergency Medicine | 11 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 5 |
| Physician Assistant | 5 |
| Acute Care | 4 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 3 |
| Internal Medicine | 3 |
| Surgical Critical Care | 3 |
| Critical Care Medicine | 2 |
| Family Medicine | 2 |
| Hospitalist | 2 |
First 12 alphabetically
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Ascension Sacred Heart Bay
Is Ascension Sacred Heart Bay a good hospital?
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 20 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Ascension Sacred Heart Bay?
72% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 482 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Ascension Sacred Heart Bay emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 56 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.