Emergency Medicine

Our adult services include:

• 24/7 in-house coverage by senior trauma surgeons
• Prompt availability of specialty physicians
• 24/7 physician coverage for the Crisis Intervention Unit, and a new 12-bed locked observation unit
• State-of-the-art resuscitation rooms for trauma and critical illness
• Acute stroke intervention at our accredited stroke center
• Chest Pain Center with the highest level of accreditation
• Helipad at the York Street campus that accommodates two helicopters for quick access
• Evaluation, assistance, and referrals for substance use patients
• Three board-certified toxicologists
• Separate radiology suite with two CT scanners
• The "Sharp Team"—an on-the-scene physician response team for emergent incidents — provides medical oversight and care at multiple casualty incidents, and complex or difficult extrications and rescues.

For the needs of children, all of our pediatric emergency departments provide child- and family-centered care, with trained support staff on hand, including pediatric nurses, social workers, and child-life specialists.

A dedicated, separate pediatric emergency room at the York Street campus, the first Level I Trauma Center in Connecticut, provides additional services for children, including:

• 16 pediatric patient rooms, and two resuscitation trauma rooms
• A pediatric transport team available 24/7 to provide critical care to infants and children en route to the hospital
• Pediatric critical care transport paramedics on staff
• 24/7 pediatric social worker
• Board-certified pediatric toxicologist
• Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program