Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast honored with Five-Star Rating for Specialty Care from Healthgrades

Sacred Heart Emerald Coast secures top rating for spine surgery

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast has earned a Five-Star Rating for clinical quality from Healthgrades, the #1 site consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. This national accolade recognizes Sacred Heart Emerald Coast’s exceptional performance:

• Orthopedics: Five-Star Recipient for Spinal Fusion Surgery in 2027.

“The credit for this distinction goes to our spine surgery care team,” said Trey Abshier, President and CEO, Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast. “We are proud of the quality care they provide to our patients that helped us achieve this honor.”

Together, these achievements reflect Sacred Heart Emerald Coast’s commitment to consistently delivering quality care and place the organization in the upper echelon of hospitals for specialty care nationwide.

Sacred Heart Emerald Coast is certified by The Joint Commission in spine surgery – meaning we provide quality surgical care for adults with back and neck pain. Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast consistently ranks among the top hospitals in the country and state for patient safety, experience, and satisfaction. It is a destination for specialty care, including spine and joint replacement, heart care, and cancer care. The hospital's Family Birth Place is recognized as one of the top maternity facilities in the country. To learn more about Sacred Heart Emerald Coast visit Ascension.org/EmeraldCoastFL. 

About Healthgrades Ratings

Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use to find a doctor or hospital, bases their ratings solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. Unlike rankings based on surveys or reputation, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance strictly on objective clinical outcomes–risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates–across more than 30 common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide. 

These recognitions highlight clinical performance in specific areas of care and reflect the work of the physicians, nurses and other health care professionals who care for patients at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola.

About Ascension Sacred Heart 

Ascension Sacred Heart, based in Pensacola, Florida, operates five hospitals and more than 100 other sites of care and employs more than 6,440 associates. In fiscal year 2025, Ascension Sacred Heart provided more than $160 million in total community benefit and other community contributions, including care for individuals living in poverty. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable.