Sacred Heart Hospital: labor and delivery in Pensacola, FL
Sacred Heart Hospital is a hospital in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 4,267 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (1,283 such births). That is the same as the Florida rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 4,267Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 221Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Sacred Heart Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- OB hospitalists on staff
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
5151 N 9th Ave
Pensacola, FL 32504
Escambia County
Call (850) 416-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Sacred Heart Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 221 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Florida, Sacred Heart Hospital has the 63rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 93 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 2 of 5 stars
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 63% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Sacred Heart Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Pensacola
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Hospital | Pensacola | 1.1 | 26% | 909 | Yes |
| HCA Florida West Hospital | Pensacola | 2.8 | 17% | 685 | Yes |
| Santa Rosa Medical Center | Milton | 14 | 30% | 278 | Yes |
| Baldwin Health | Foley | 28 | 15% | 671 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | Fort Walton Beach | 34 | 17% | 968 | Yes |
| Thomas Hospital | Fairhope | 40 | 18% | 1,354 | Yes |
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