MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast has announced the addition of two physicians to its staff in Miramar Beach and Freeport. Hospital officials said an OB-GYN and a primary care physician have joined its local practices and are now accepting new patients. Trey Abshier, president of the hospital, stated the new hires are intended to expand the hospital’s OB-GYN and primary care services.
Dr. Haleigh Fredericks is a new OB-GYN at the Ascension Sacred Heart office on the hospital’s Miramar Beach campus. According to the announcement, Dr. Fredericks will deliver babies at the hospital’s Family Birth Place, which it states includes the only neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Walton and Okaloosa counties. Dr. Fredericks received her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed her residency at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola.
In Freeport, Dr. Tressa Parker has joined the Sacred Heart Primary Care clinic. Dr. Parker is board-certified in family medicine. She earned her degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at the Heritage Valley Family Medicine Residency Program in Pennsylvania.
For appointments with Dr. Fredericks, the hospital has provided the number 850-267-2961. Dr. Parker’s office can be reached at 850-835-1235.
