About Jay Hospital

Jay Hospital began as an eight-bed clinic built in the 1950's. It was expanded to its current size in the 1960's. Located in northern Santa Rosa County, Jay Hospital is a 55-bed facility serving the people of Jay, Fla. and the surrounding communities.

The hospital provides acute, emergency and long-term care. It is staffed primarily by family physicians, with Baptist Hospital specialists commuting to Jay Hospital regularly. These specialists include:

• Surgeons
• Cardiologist
• Gastroenterologist
• Radiologists
• Obstetrics-gynecology
• Family practice
• Pediatrics

A special feature of Jay Hospital is its "swing" bed system. The hospital uses beds not needed for acute medical/surgical care to provide extended nursing care.

Despite its rural setting, Jay Hospital has many big city features including:

• A 24-hour emergency room
• CT scanner and MRI unit
• Mammography unit (accredited by the American College of Radiologists)
• Outpatient surgery
• Baptist Home Health Care
• Diabetes education
• Wound care
• Cardiology services
• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy
• Samaritan counseling
• Social services
• Outpatient transportation
• GoldenCare, a free membership program for the community age 50 and older
• HealthSource, a physician appointment/referral service

Our active medical staff includes:

• Four family practitioners
• A pediatrician
• A general surgeon
• An orthopedic surgeon
• A gastroenterologist
• Three radiologists