Health & Fitness
Ascension St. Vincent’s Opens New Emergency Room In Arlington
The health system selected the location based on a data-driven analysis of where the services were most needed in the community.
June 26, 2020
Ascension St. Vincent’s Emergency Room - Arlington is located at 9820 Hutchinson Park Drive, near Monument Road and I-295. It is open all day, every day, and provides the same services as a hospital based emergency room. The facility, which is approximately 13,000 square feet, cost approximately $15 million to build. About 45 jobs were created to staff the facility.
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The health system selected the location for the emergency room based on a data-driven analysis of where the services were most needed in the community. COVID-19 safety precautions are in place. Ascension St. Vincent’s is opening another emergency room off Collins Road on the Westside later this summer.
To learn more about Ascension St. Vincent’s, visit www.jaxhealth.com.
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About Ascension St. Vincent’s
In Florida, Ascension operates Ascension St. Vincent’s based in Jacksonville and Ascension Sacred Heart based in Pensacola. Together, Ascension Florida operates seven hospitals and more than 100 sites of care, and employs more than 11,000 associates. Across the region, Ascension St. Vincent’s and Ascension Sacred Heart have served North Florida communities for more than 145 years. In fiscal year 2019, they provided nearly $180 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty. Ascension ( www.ascension.org ) 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. Ascension includes approximately 150,000 associates and 40,000 aligned providers. The national health system operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 150 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 20 states and the District of Columbia. For more information on Ascension St. Vincent’s, visit www.jaxhealth.com .
This press release was produced by the JAX Chamber. The views expressed are the author's own.