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Emergency
Department
Day or night,
medical emergencies at UPMC Bedford Memorial are handled by a trained,
dedicated staff operating in a modern emergency services area. The
Emergency Department staff utilizes their emergency, trauma, and
critical care experience to respond to a wide range of patient needs
every day.
The following
resources help our facility provide emergency medical services:
- 24-hour
physician coverage
- covering
physicians trained in emergency medicine
- surgeons
and medical specialists available on-call
- Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)-certified nursing staff
- trained
in the latest life saving techniques
- fully-equipped
Emergency Command Center
- member of
Central Pennsylvania Poison Control Center
- trauma center
affiliation
- heliport
on premises for air evacuation
- telecommunication
device for the deaf
- state-approved
medical assistance clinic
Contact
the Emergency Department
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