Heart attack patients in Santa Rosa County don’t have to be rushed across the bay into Escambia County for life-saving treatment. Santa Rosa Medical Center now provides 24/7 emergency cardiac catheterization.

As fireworks sales ramp up ahead of Independence Day, Milton Fire Chief John Reble is urging residents to leave the pyrotechnics to the professionals.

Breast cancer diagnosis rates in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties exceed the state average, and a new program from Ascension Sacred Heart is working to change that one free mammogram at a time.

The Leapfrog Group, an independent patient safety watchdog group that has been grading healthcare facilities for over 20 years, recently announced its Spring 2026 grades for hospitals in our area.

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) is urging residents to avoid contact with wild and stray animals as bat maternity season gets underway, warning that the period from April 16 to Aug. 14 brings a higher risk of rabies exposure.