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Medical
Emergency Services
IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY
DIAL
911 FIRST
Our
experienced team of doctors and nurses work together to provide excellent
emergency care to every patient from pediatrics to geriatrics. When you
come to Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department you can expect:
- Skilled emergency physicians are on duty 24 hours a day.
- Experienced, qualified nursing staff.
- You will be our priority. We will do our best to treat you immediately.
- You will be treated with quality care.
- You will
be more to us than just a name on a chart.
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 Nurses Station |
 New Trauma Center |
 Treatment Rooms 1 and 2 |
New Emergency Department Facts:
- HISTORY: The first Emergency Room was built in 1969 as part of a new 20,600 square feet expansion project which included an obstetrical suite, x-ray department, and a patient room wing with private rooms.
- Project required a $785,000 investment. Congressman Don Sherwood was instrumental in securing a $453,510 grant through the Federal Government's Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. This significant grant represents 57% of the project cost.
- Construction began September 18, 2001 and was completed July 15, 2002.
- General Contractor: RG Dixon from Wellsburg, NY.
- STAT MED-EVAC Emergency Helicopter utilizes the landing pad on the campus of the hospital many times each year.
- Six emergency treatment beds within the department.
- New professional area for nurses and physicians.
- New state-of-the-art computers.
- Expanded comfort/family area.
- Nine Physicians on staff.
- 18 Nursing and support staff.
- New Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) Staff Area.
- Five Ambulance Units.
- Four Wheelchair Vans.
WE CARE ABOUT CHILDREN!
Children are among the most precious members of our community. Sometimes
children require medical attention in an emergency situation. You can
be confident that our staff will treat your child as if he or she were
their own. There are unique requirements and techniques necessary to provide
prompt and lifesaving treatment for children. That's why the majority
of our emergency medical team have been trained in Pediatric Advanced
Life Support (PALS).
PALS training focuses on the fact that critically ill children depend on the provision of timely and appropriate pediatric emergency care. This care includes a broad spectrum of services, from early identification of problems through pre-hospital, hospital, and rehabilitative care.
PALS training concentrates on a clinical approach to patient assessment, intervention, and reassessment. PALS training offers hands-on experience with the utilization of practice mannequins and interactive studies.
Certified
PALS healthcare providers are also skilled at providing advanced lifesaving
techniques such as:
For further
information about Emergency Services at Memorial Hospital,
call 570-268-2274.
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