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What will happen?
When you walk into the Emergency Department lobby, go to the "triage" window. Everyone coming to the Emergency Department is triaged by a nurse. The trained triage nurse wants to know as much about your medical complaint as possible and will ask you many questions. The more you can tell the nurse the better we can take care of you. A nurse will begin assessing your condition by taking your vital signs including your blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, and temperature; and asking your pain level. Based on this assessment, the decision will be made to have you seen in either Rapid Care or in the Emergency Department. Your care may begin immediately. Medicine for pain or fever may be given and x-rays may be ordered. The triage process helps our Emergency Department staff decide which patients should be treated first. All our patients are evaluated in this manner. Of course, patients with critical or life-threatening illnesses are given priority.
Everyone seen in the Emergency Department must be registered. If you arrive by ambulance, a registration clerk will come to your bedside to initiate the registration process, otherwise you will register at the desk. Patients will never be asked for proof of insurance or ability to pay prior to receiving emergency care.
You will have a thorough examination and tests may be ordered to help us treat your medical condition. The doctor will make a decision to admit or discharge you after treatment in the Emergency Department.
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