Emergency Care

When an Emergency Strikes, We Stand Ready

Our emergency room is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to receive adult and pediatric patients who need immediate medical attention. A highly-trained trauma team of physicians, nurses and lab technicians is always available to administer top tier care for accident victims and patients with life-threatening illnesses.

Staffed with board-certified emergency physicians and a trauma-trained nursing staff, the Emergency Department at West Georgia Health treats approximately 60,000 patients a year. With nearly 33,000 square-feet, the department was designed to maximize comfort, privacy and efficiency.

Specifically, the Emergency Department offers:

• Private registration and triage rooms
• Private treatment/exam rooms with doors, not curtains
• 8 urgent care rooms
• 14 treatment rooms
• 4 trauma rooms
• 4 cardiac care rooms
• Dedicated high-tech diagnostic imaging
• A dedicated 16-slice Computerized Tomography scanner
• 4 isolation rooms
• Direct access to Operating Rooms
• A decontamination room
• 7 private family lounges
• A children's play area