Keith B Banton MD

Bay Medical, a 323-bed regional medical center located in Panama City, provides hospital care and outpatient services to patients from a seven county region in Northwest Florida. We have more than 200 physicians on staff representing virtually every medical specialty, and a support staff of more than 2, 000 dedicated employees. Bay Medical has received numerous accolades for clinical excellence on a national scale including the Top 50 Hospital Award which has been received for three years in a row (2008, 2009, 2010). This overall excellence extends into many specialized services including: Chartered in 1949 as Memorial Hospital of Bay County, Bay Medical has expended greatly over the years, most recently in 2010 with the addition of a new five-story patient care tower featuring 144 private patient rooms. However, Bay Medical's mission of providing a full range of quality health care services to everyone in our community has remained unchanged. In fact, Bay Medical has provided more than $30 million in charity and uncompensated care to the community within the last year alone. Bay Medical receives a tax exemption but does not receive tax support from Bay County. Bay Medical is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, and is a member of the American Hospital Association, the Florida Hospital Association, Voluntary Hospitals of America, and the Association of Voluntary Hospitals of Florida. To provide the highest quality healthcare in a compassionate, innovative, and fiscally responsible environment.