Highlighting Gulf Breeze Hospital and Celebrating 75 Years of Baptist
Gulf Breeze Hospital is our focus in June as we continue to celebrate our 75th anniversary. Gulf Breeze Hospital came to be following extensive research in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Findings showed a growing need for additional hospital beds across Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, with the greatest demand in Gulf Breeze due to its rapid growth and geographic separation from other hospitals. Construction began in September 1983, with the clearing of a 22-acre campus. The hospital was completed in April 1985. A grand opening celebration was held on June 24, 1985. With team members, physicians, volunteers and chaplains in place, the Gulf Breeze Hospital team began caring for patients that same day. Then, now and always – our Gulf Breeze Hospital has continued to grow and evolve to meet the needs of our community.
Fast Facts
- The Gulf Breeze Hospital team includes more than 565 team members and 62 auxiliary volunteers.
- In 2004, the Ciano Cancer Center and a medical office building opened on the Gulf Breeze Hospital campus.
- Another expansion in 2010 included additional ICU and patient rooms, increasing overall bed capacity from 55 to 65. The project also included a new inpatient physical therapy department and a family waiting area.
- Gulf Breeze Hospital currently sees approximately 3,100 inpatient admissions, about 5,000 surgery cases, more than 111,000 outpatient visits and over 17,000 emergency department encounters each year.
- Gulf Breeze Hospital services include 24-hour emergency room, imaging, inpatient care, cardiopulmonary services, cancer services, laboratory, surgical services, women’s services and wound care.
- Gulf Breeze Hospital offers convenient access to physicians specializing in cardiology, ENT, family practice, general surgery, gynecology, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, orthopaedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiology and urology.
