FIRST COAST MEDICINE: A HEALTHCARE DESTINATION

The First Coast is home to some of the best healthcare facilities in the country, including top-rated hospitals and a variety of high-caliber medical professionals. Access to world-class healthcare and the most up-to-date, cutting-edge technology serve First Coast residents and draw patients from all over the country because of the incomparable services available.

UF Health has four additional multispecialty medical campuses in Northeast Florida to meet the health care needs of even more residents close to where they live.

UF Health Emerson specializes in rehabilitation, imaging and obstetrics and gynecology. Rehabilitation services include physical, occupational and speech therapy.

The two newest campuses are UF Health East and UF Health Deerwood Park, recently opened to serve Jacksonville’s Southside and Beaches areas.

UF Health East is on Kernan Boulevard at J. Turner Butler Boulevard, and offers an outpatient surgery center, a comprehensive spine and neurosurgery program, and full-service orthopaedics, to name a few.

UF Health Deerwood Park, located in the CenterOne Building near the Town Center, offers cardiology, internal medicine and many other specialties.

UF Health Wildlight is the official medical provider for the Wildlight community in the Yulee area. A multitude of services are available, including dentistry, family medicine, pediatrics, mental health services, urgent care, obstetrics and gynecology, imaging and laboratory services. There is also a UF Health rehabilitation facility in Wildlight that offers physical, occupational and speech therapy for adults and children.

Other area hospitals:

Baker County

Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital

Located in Baker County, Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital in Macclenny is the only hospital in the area. Their team of more than 20 physicians uses state-of-the-art technology to provide the best care possible. The hospital campus is also home to the Baker Rural Health Clinic and the Dopson Family Medical Center for those looking for sick visits, routine checkups and family-based primary care.

Clay County

Ascension St. Vincent’s Clay County Hospital

This full-service 134-bed hospital is located in Middleburg and offers 24/7 emergency care, surgical care, heart and vascular care, lung health, cancer services and more. The Family Birth Place gives new parents a personalized birthing experience with pediatricians on staff. Various procedures, imaging and labs can also be found at this campus location.

Baptist Clay Medical Campus

Located on Fleming Island, this Baptist location provides a variety of services for children and adults including behavioral health, cardiology, ENT, children’s specialty care and rehabilitation, gastroenterology, imaging and labs, primary care and pediatrics, surgery and an ER for kids and adults.