Southwest General’s Emergency Department (ED) is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and treats more than 45,000 patients annually.
A highly qualified team of nurses, technicians and support staff, guided by physicians who are experts in emergency care, is available to care for patients with medical emergencies. Additionally, the medical staff at Southwest General includes a broad range of specialized physicians who are available to assist with the comprehensive treatment of all kinds of injuries and illnesses. State-of-the-art technologies such as CT Scan and MRI are located on-site to facilitate diagnosis and treatment.
To address each patient’s individual needs, the ED features specialized critical care and trauma rooms as well as other specialized treatment areas, including:
• FasTrack--Designed to ensures that patients with minor illness and injury receive rapid and appropriate care.
• Rainbow RapidCare– Dedicated to minor medical emergency care for children. It is staffed by board certified physicians during hours when traditional family physician offices may be closed. To learn more about Rainbow RapidCare, click here.
For individuals suffering severe traumatic injuries, Southwest General’s Trauma Service is verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma as a Level III trauma center. This verification recognizes that the Trauma Service has 24-hour, in-house coverage by highly specialized physicians and nurses prepared for the immediate treatment of the critically injured patient. At Southwest General, the entire spectrum of care, from the pre-hospital phase through rehabilitation, is established to address the continuum of needs for the injured patient.
In addition to hospital-based emergency and trauma services, Southwest General offers:
• Brunswick Medical Center 24-hour Emergency Room. Opened in Nov. 2009 in response to the growing need for emergency services in Brunswick and surrounding communities. The ER features:
Full service emergency care
24/7/365 service
Treatment by board-certified emeergency medicine physicians.
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) training. For more information on training, call 440-816-4553.
• Urgicare Centers in Brook Park and Strongsville for treatment of minor medical emergencies and care for illnesses and injuries during evening and weekend hours when physician offices maybe closed. The Urgicares also offer Employer Health Services; sports, worker’s permit and back-to-school physicals, flu shots, and free blood pressure screenings.
For more information on Emergency Services at Southwest General, call 440-816-5050.
If you are having a medical emergency, call 911!