Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills
Building for the Future of Healthcare in Citrus County. Opening in Early 2020!
Bayfront Health Seven Rivers wants to make sure you have convenient access to emergency care, regardless of where you are. That’s why we are expanding our emergency services to Central Citrus County.
As one of the fastest growing communities in Citrus County, Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will provide access to needed services for our local residents and visitors.
Bayfront Health Seven Rivers will open the doors to the first and only emergency room in Citrus County in early 2020. This facility will be located at the northwest corner West Norvell Bryant Highway and North Terra Vista Boulevard and like any ER, will be available to serve patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
As a community-based hospital, Bayfront Health Seven Rivers has the privilege to care for patients in their greatest time of need. With this opportunity, the goal is to provide comfort, aid and compassion and to bring the healing experience to our patients on a daily basis. To honor that commitment, Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills is investing in Citrus County by expanding emergency services to the rapidly growing community.
Serving Central Citrus County
Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will provide care for patients 24-hours a day and will include features such as on-site imaging and lab services, board-certified physicians and an experienced emergency services clinical support team.
Highlights of the New Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills
- Onsite laboratory with testing: When choosing a free-standing emergency room, know what they offer. Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will include full onsite lab testing. While others might offer merely basic bedside testing (point-of-care testing) and outsource more complex lab tests, Bayfront Health Seven Rivers realizes the importance of providing fast and accurate laboratory results in an emergency.
- Onsite imaging: Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will have CT, ultrasound and x-ray to provide immediate radiology testing and results.
- Nearly 11,000 square feet: Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills is being built from the ground up with the goal of supporting future growth of Citrus County, including 8 exam rooms and 2 pediatric rooms.
Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills Location
Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will be conveniently located at the northwest corner West Norvell Bryant Highway and North Terra Vista Boulevard.
795 West Norvell Bryant Highway
Hernando, FL 34442
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is a freestanding emergency department (ED)?
A: Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will be an emergency room just like any ER in a hospital -- except it is not attached to a hospital. The staff will be available to treat patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week for emergency and urgent medical conditions. Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will have board-certified emergency room physicians and registered nurses along with the same diagnostic equipment found in most emergency rooms.
Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will be a department of Bayfront Health Seven Rivers. It will offer emergency care, but will not have inpatient (overnight) beds.
Q: What does it mean to me?
A: The new freestanding ED will provide a convenient, comfortable and welcoming atmosphere. The staff is dedicated to offering quality emergency care as efficiently and quickly as possible.
Q: Is Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills like an urgent care center?
A: Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills can treat more serious conditions than an urgent care. Unlike most urgent cares, Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will provide full emergency services 24/7 and treats patients by walk-in or by ambulance.
Q: What conditions can a freestanding emergency center treat?
A: Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will be prepared to treat a wide variety of serious illnesses and injuries, including severe chest pain, severe allergic reaction, severe respiratory distress, broken bones, cuts requiring stitches, concussions and other conditions.
Q: What insurance plans does Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills accept?
A: Since Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills is a department of Bayfront Health Seven Rivers, it will accept the same insurances, including Medicare, Medicaid and most insurance plans.
Q: What if I have to be admitted to a hospital?
A: In cases where patients come to Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills with conditions that require hospital treatment, we will be prepared to begin important initial treatment and stabilization and then will transfer them to a hospital.
Q: Am I required to pay for services prior to being treated?
A: Consistent with Bayfront Health Seven Riversr’s mission and the requirements of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”), Bayfront Health ER Citrus Hills will treat all emergency room patients regardless of their ability to pay, including a medical screening examination and appropriate stabilizing treatment as required by EMTALA.
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.