About Us
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center is a 257 bed acute care facility accredited by The Joint Commission and licensed by the State of Florida.
We are located on the beautiful Emerald Coast of Florida and have proudly served the needs of our communities since 1974. Consistent with Our Mission and Values, we are dedicated to providing our communities with quality healthcare in a warm and accommodating environment.
In 2003, we completed a $46 million expansion and renovation project which included the opening of Okaloosa/Walton Counties first open heart surgery program. The expansion included the addition of five new operating room suites (two cardiovascular, two orthopedic/neurosurgery, and one general purpose suite), which increased the number of OR rooms from seven to twelve.
A new outpatient pre-operative surgery area was also completed which now has the ability to accommodate 24 patients in spacious, private enclosed rooms, as compared to the previous 12 small, curtain partitioned bed areas. "The privacy of our patients in all areas is always of utmost importance to us. The new outpatient surgery area now affords our patients the privacy they deserve", says Wayne Campbell, Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The expansion also included a new 33-bed, all private room Progressive Care wing, a new 23-bed Intensive Care/Coronary Care Unit, a new MRI/Cat Scan Suite, a new dedicated Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, and an additional Cardiac Catheterization Lab. Additionally, the project included the renovation of all existing patient care units and a new exterior facade for the facility.
In February 2005, The Cancer Care Center at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center was opened. This $4 million addition includes a 33 private bed unit designed specifically to meet the medical and psychosocial needs of cancer patients and their families.
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