Emergency Services
Caring for you
As a patient in the Andrew F. Anderson Emergency Center, you will be cared for by a team of emergency
medical staff including:
- An attending emergency physician who has overall responsibility
for your care. A physician sees every patient. A physician assistant/nurse
practitioner may also assess your condition.
- A resident physician, who works under the supervision
of an attending physician.
- A registered nurse who will assess and monitor your condition,
give your medications and tell you and your family about any tests
and procedures you may need. Your nurse will also give you discharge
information if you do not neet to be admitted to the hospital.
Each nurse is responsible for several patients and works closely
with the emergency physicians.
- A certified nurse assistant who works with your nurse
and physician. Certified nurse assistants check your vital signs,
draw blood, perform EKG's, bring you to testing areas and help
make you as comfortable as possible.
- A social worker or case manager may also see you during
your visit to the center. They may help put you in touch with outside
agencies for follow-up care.
- A family assistant/volunteer who will help visitors find
you in the center and provide them with directions to other areas
of the hospital, if needed.
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