St Joseph's Emergency Room

Emergency Care 24/7

Our Emergency Department is open, ready and safe for patients who need immediate care for urgent and life-threatening conditions.

 

Emergency & Trauma Services

St. Joseph's Emergency Department physicians are board-certified in Emergency Medicine, and our nursing staff is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC). In addition, our Emergency Department and Trauma Center was the first ACS Level I Trauma Center in the state that is verified by the American College of Surgeons.

ERAdvisor

ERAdvisor is a new Dignity Health service that updates patients and families on their phones about their progress in the emergency department. All patients need to do is provide a cell phone number to registration staff to get started.

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Leader in Emergency & Trauma Care

The Emergency Department features:

  • Six trauma bays with cutting-edge technology, including overhead X-ray machines and equipment booms.
  • 72 emergency bays. All the rooms in the ED are equipped for patients of any acuity, both adult and pediatric.
  • A family consultation room.
  • A family viewing room.
  • A special area for computed tomography and radiology. This area contains two new 64-slice CT scanners. These will facilitate quicker and clearer images of patients.
  • An ambulance entrance, walk-in entrance and waiting area.
  • A heliport, which is located on top of the Barrow Neuroscience Tower.

In Fiscal Year 2023, St. Joseph's had 127,234 Emergency Department visits.

 

Free-standing Emergency Departments

Visit one of our free-standing Emergency Departments.

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Classes and Conferences

Enhance your knowledge of the participants who promote patient care and professional growth.

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Prevention Programs

The best way to avoid becoming a trauma victim is through education. At St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Trauma Services Department, we provide educational programs and information to help keep you and your loved ones safe. We attend community events, and are available to schools and organizations to provide presentations.

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Trauma Department

For over two decades, St. Joseph's has been committed to maintaining a leadership role in advancing excellence in trauma care throughout Arizona. That commitment is demonstrated by maintaining national recognition by the American College of Surgeon's (ACS) Committee on Trauma.

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