Healthcare & Safety in Santa Rosa Beach
Santa Rosa Beach is served directly by Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in neighboring Miramar Beach -- Walton County's only hospital -- and carries crime rates below both state and national averages, per NeighborhoodScout and CrimeGrade.org.
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Learn moreAscension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast: the county's only hospital
Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast, a 76-bed hospital at 7800 U.S. Highway 98 West in Miramar Beach -- immediately adjacent to Santa Rosa Beach -- is Walton County's only hospital, per Ascension's own facility materials. It offers 24/7 emergency care with both adult and pediatric emergency rooms, and it achieved a five-star rating in the 2024 CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital as an additional option
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, a 331-bed facility with the Tri-County area's only Level II Trauma Center, sits further west in Fort Walton Beach and serves as an additional option for higher-acuity or trauma care beyond Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast's more limited bed count.
Crime runs below state and national averages, with a solid CrimeGrade.org rating
NeighborhoodScout gives Santa Rosa Beach a combined violent-and-property crime rate of 6 per 1,000 residents -- lower than 61% of U.S. communities and lower than roughly 73% of Florida cities and towns, with a 1-in-174 overall chance of being a crime victim. CrimeGrade.org separately assigns Santa Rosa Beach a B grade for overall safety (64th percentile nationally), citing a crime rate of 6.898 per 1,000 residents in a typical year -- both sources agree the town is safer than typical U.S. and Florida communities.
Key takeaways
- Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast (76 beds, Miramar Beach) is Walton County's only hospital, with 24/7 adult and pediatric emergency care and a five-star 2024 CMS Overall Hospital Quality rating.
- HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital (331 beds), including the Tri-County area's only Level II Trauma Center, is a further-west option for higher-acuity care.
- NeighborhoodScout: combined crime rate of 6 per 1,000 residents, safer than 61% of U.S. communities and roughly 73% of Florida communities; CrimeGrade.org gives Santa Rosa Beach a B safety grade (64th percentile nationally).
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