About Facility

Bixler Trauma & Emergency Center is the only Level II Trauma Center in the Big Bend Region. We are North Florida’s only Comprehensive Stroke Center and are designated as a Chest Pain Center with PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) – the highest designation available for heart attack care.
 

When to go to the Emergency Center

• Signs of a stroke
• Chest pain
• Poisoning (first, call the Florida Information Poison Control Center at 800-222-1222)
• A severe or worsening reaction to insect bite or medication
• Profuse bleeding that does not stop after 10 minutes of direct pressure
• Major injuries, including head trauma or amputation
• Severe shortness of breath
• Sudden, severe pain
• Unexplained stupor, drowsiness or disorientation
• Coughing or vomiting blood
• Severe or persistent vomiting, dehydration and fainting
• Depression with suicidal or homicidal feelings