Emergency Services

Methodist Hospital's full-service Emergency department is open around the clock, seven days a week, to treat serious injuries or dangerous symptoms in adults and children. Our specially trained staff includes doctors, nurses and technicians who offer high quality care when you need it most. With state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment located in the department, imaging studies are processed quickly, allowing faster diagnosis and treatment. The Emergency department is the entry point to our Chest Pain Center and to a rapid response stroke team. We are also EDAP (Emergency Department Approved Pediatrics) certified to care for infants, children and teenagers with emergencies.

Three Things You Can Do To Help Prevent Infection

Clean Your Hands

Use Soap and warm water. Rub your hands vigorously for at least 15 seconds.

Or, if your hands do not look dirty, clean them with alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Rub the sanitizer all over your hands, especially under your nails and between your fingers, until your hands are dry.

Clean your hands before touching or eating food. Clean them after you use the bathrooms, take out the trash, change a diaper, handle money or play with a pet.

Doctors, nurses, dentists and other health care providers come into contact with lots of bacteria and viruses. So before they treat you, ask them if they've cleaned their hands.

Cover Your Mouth and Nose

Many diseases are spread through sneezes and coughs. When you sneeze or cough, the germs can travel three feet or more! Controlling a cough if you are sick can help prevent the spread of infection to others.

Use a tissue! Keep tissues handy at home, at work and in your pocket. If you do not have a tissue, cover your mouth and nose with the crook of your elbow or hands. If you use your hands, be sure to wash them right away.

Avoid Close Contact

If you are sick with a fever or other symptoms of a contagious illness, stay away from other people and stay home. Call work or school and tell them you are sick.

When you go for medical treatment, call ahead and ask if there is anything you can do to avoid infecting people in the waiting room.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention