Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola Designated As Only Level One Trauma Center In Panhandle
July 24, 2024
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola has been designated by the Florida Department of Health as the sole provider of Level 1 trauma care in the Florida Panhandle.
“With this designation, we join an elite group of only 11 Florida hospitals offering Level I trauma care,” Ascension said in a release. “We are also the only hospital in the nation to serve as a Level I trauma center for both Florida and Alabama.”
Level I trauma centers offer nearly every surgical and medical specialty at all times to meet the needs of the most complex injuries. Sacred Heart Pensacola’s ER is equipped to provide comprehensive care for all injury-related needs across all ages, from prevention to rehabilitation.
The hospital’s Level I trauma center includes 24-hour, in-house board-certified surgeons and anesthesiologists, over 10 specialty care teams on site and immediately available 24/7, and two neurosurgeons on call 24/7.
“This latest designation was made possible by the unwavering dedication of our trauma team members, who consistently go above and beyond to care for critically injured patients and their families with the highest level of skill, compassion and commitment,” Ascension said.
Ascension Sacred Heart has build two freestanding ERs within the last six years on Nine Mile Road and in Navarre.
“These ERs allow for rapid continuity of care between those communities and the hospital’s main campus, highlighting our commitment to meeting the needs of our communities across Northwest Florida,” the healthy system said.
Tate Aggies Volleyball Attends Florida Gators Camp
July 24, 2024
The Tate High School volleyball team recently attended a volleyball camp with the University of Florida Gators in Gainesville. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Blue Wahoos Seize Big Inning, Sink Shuckers To End Four-Game Slide
July 24, 2024
written by Bill Vilona
The Blue Wahoos shook off recent struggles to begin a new week in a big way.
Taking advantage of erratic pitching, the Blue Wahoos seized the game with a five-run fourth inning and cruised to an 8-4 win Tuesday night against the Biloxi Shuckers to open their week-long homestand at Blue Wahoos Stadium with a good feeling.
The Blue Wahoos led 8-0 into the ninth. They broke open the game in the fifth by scoring their first three runs without putting a ball in play to score. It was a welcome boost to end a four-game losing streak that began with a loss July 14 before the All-Star Break.
“We tried to flush last week as much as possible,” said right fielder Shane Sasaki, who reached base three times and helped to ignite the five-run rally. “Starting off this week with a win is good for the clubhouse. The vibes are always high when we win.
“We still stick together when we lose, but it’s a lot easier to carry that momentum, getting that first win out of the way… And it we just look forward to the next game.”
The Blue Wahoos got the first run in the third inning when Jakob Marsee produced a one-out double, then stole third and scored on throwing error.
In the fifth, they erupted against starter Jacob Misiorowski, the Milwaukee Brewers’ No. 2 prospect, who has faced the Blue Wahoos five previous times this season.
After Nathan Martorella led off the fifth with a single and Sasaki walked, Misiorowski went awry with pitch command. With one out and the bases loaded, he plunked Marsee to force in the second run, then gave up a wild pitch to score another run and walked in a third run. Paul McIntosh and Jacob Berry then followed with RBI singles before a double play ended the inning.
“When things aren’t going your way, it is really tough to scratch runs,” said Sasaki, who returned to the Blue Wahoos last Friday after missing 62 games with an injury.
“And I know everybody in the lineup was really focused on manufacturing runs somehow,” he said. “We don’t need that one big hit sometimes and just like (Tuesday) we stayed ready, tough at-bats and good things happen from that.”
Good things have happened to the Blue Wahoos (50-40 overall, 12-10 in second half) this season when facing Biloxi. This was their 13th win against the Shuckers (44-44, 14-7), who entered this week with the best second-half record in the league.
McIntosh smashed a two-run homer in the sixth inning, his eighth of the year, that enabled him to tie Griffin Conine for most runs scored (125) in Blue Wahoos franchise history.
The Shuckers got four runs in the ninth off Anderson Pilar before he ended the game and the team could enjoy their first home win since July 3, when they beat Montgomery to win that shortened home series before a 16-day gap between home games.
GAME NOTABLES
— This week’s series is the final meeting between these teams in 2024. The Blue Wahoos are now 13-5 against the Shuckers this season, including 6-1 at home… This year, the Blue Wahoos play the Shuckers less times than other division foes Montgomery and the Mississippi Braves.
WANT TO GO?
WHO: Biloxi Shuckers vs. Blue Wahoos
WHEN: Wednesday, 6:05 p.m.
Motorcyclist Critical After Jacks Branch Road Crash
July 23, 2024
A motorcyclist was serious injured in a crash on Jacks Branch Road Tuesday afternoon.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 66-year-old Pensacola man was northbound on Jacks Branch Road when he lost control of his motorcycle. The motorcycle left the roadway to the right before the rider overcorrected and travel back onto the roadway “where the driver was unseated when (the motorcycle) fell onto its side”, the report stated.
The rider was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola in critical condition.
Molino Man Charged With Throwing Object, Breaking Windshield Of Passing Car
July 23, 2024
A Molino man was charged with allegedly throwing something at a passing vehicle on Pine Forest Road, breaking a windshield.
Dennis Edward Edmonson, 42, was charged with felony deadly missiles and misdemeanor criminal mischief.
A driver told the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office that he was driving north in the 7000 block of Pine Forest Road, just south of Five Flags Speedway, when he saw a man later identified as Edwards standing with his bicycle on the side of the road. The man said Edmonson lifted his arm in a throwing motion, and something made a loud bang as hit and shattered his windshield.
The man pulled over on the side of the road, and Edmonson began yelling and advancing toward him, an arrest report states. The man drove away and called law enforcement.
Deputies later located Edmonson standing by his bicycle, wearing the same clothing as described by the victim, according to report.
“Edmonson appeared to be under the influence of narcotics,” the deputy wrote in his report.
Damage to the Toyota Camry was estimated at $500.
Edmonson remained in the Escambia County Jail Tuesday morning with bond set at $11,000.
North Escambia Athletes Place In USA Volleyball Beach National Championships
July 23, 2024
Three athletes from North Escambia participated in the 2024 USA Volleyball Beach National Championships Sunday in Fort Lauderdale.
Hartlie Bowman of Molino, who attends Beulah Academy of Science, and her partner Lily Hassell of Gulf breeze places first in the 12U bracket.
Emma Bowman of Molino, who attends Northview High School, and her partner Jayla Templeman from Beulah, who attends Tate High School, finished tied for fifth place in 14U.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Santa Rosa Sheriff Issues Contractor Fraud Alert After Arrest
July 23, 2024
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff Office has issued a fraud alert to the public for 34-year-old Aron Carrillo.
Carrillo has been charged with grand theft, two counts of contracting without a license and failing to obtain building permits throughout the Florida Panhandle, Alabama, and Louisiana. SRSO said he operated under the business name Tres Carrillos LLC.
Investigators said Carillo took $19,000 for a job which required a contractor license and electrical license, but he also failed to obtain the proper permits and permit inspections for the job. They said he caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to the house he worked on including potentially damaging the support beams vital to the house’s structural integrity.
Charges are also pending in other Florida counties for similar incidents involving Carrillo.
Carrillo was arrested and is currently held in the Gadsden County Jail awaiting extradition.
“We are encouraging anyone who previously conducted business Aron Carrillo or Tres Carrillos LLC to contact the Santa Rosa County Sheriff Office with information related to any work conducted by him,” the agency said.
Escambia Man Gets 10 Years On Firearms And Financial Racketeering Charges
July 23, 2024
An Escambia County man was sentenced to a decade in state prison for on firearms and financial crime charges.
A jury found Ramon Borner guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Circuit Judge Coleman Lee Robinson sentenced Borner to 10 years state prison.
On August 16, 2022, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Borner’s residence as part of an economic crime investigation into a large check fraud ring. Persecutors said he was found in possession of an AR style firearm under the bed and a pistol in a drawer.
He also entered a plea to racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and an additional count of felony in possession of a firearm for another AR style firearm. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison on the additional charges to be served concurrently. He was also ordered to pay $89,639.15 in restitution to the victims.
New Name, Same Fish: Largemouth Bass Are Now Florida Bass
July 23, 2024
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says genetics studies confirmed what many anglers and biologists have believed for a long time – Florida bass are special.
Florida’s most popular freshwater game fish has a new name. The American Fisheries Society established the Florida bass as a separate species from the largemouth bass. This means that in most of Florida what was known as a largemouth bass is now called a Florida bass.
The name change will affect how the fish is referred to in regulations and other communications. However, it will not affect anglers fishing for this iconic freshwater sport fish.
According to the recent research publication by Yale University, the study used advanced genetic analysis and determined Florida bass to be its own species. The research also identified the range of Florida bass to be larger than once believed, including not only Florida, but also parts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
The scientific names of these two bass also changed. Largemouth bass, previously Micropterus salmoides, is now the scientific name for Florida bass. Largemouth bass are now Micropterus nigricans.
ECUA Considering Water, Sewer And Sanitation Rate Increases
July 22, 2024
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is considering rate increases for water, wastewater and sanitation customers.
The ECUA Citizen’s Advisory Committee recommended a 3% across the board for all three services.
The proposed 3% for water and wastewater rate increases would be a moderate increase for customers. For an average mainland customer using 6,000 gallons, the increase will be just under $1 per month for water and under $2 for wastewater. (Pensacola Beach water and wastewater customers pay a higher rate.)
A 3% increase or sanitation rates is also proposed.
For residential customers with a 90-gallon on smaller container, the rate would increase from $29.82 to $30.56, increasing by 78 cents. The senior citizen rate with a 60-gallon container would increase 62 cents from $24.98 to $25.60.
“Other changes include an increase so the initial delivery charge for non-compaction rolloff containers in the commercial division, the resolution states. “The (fiscal year) 2024 budget included changes to commercial rates to become more competitive with the private sector.”
Resolutions to be considered by the ECUA board this Tuesday would set public hearings on the proposals for 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 7.