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Our Department
THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
Doctors & allied health professionals in Emergency Department.
OUR DEPARTMENT
The Emergency Department provides medical care to all patients in need of immediate attention. Our skilled and caring team includes attending physicians, resident physicians, nurses, clerical support staff, and technicians, all with special training in emergency medicine.
WHAT TO EXPECT
A registered nurse will assess your medical needs and assign you to a room as quickly as possible. Top priority is given to individuals in life-threatening situations who arrive by ambulance. Precedence is also given to patients who are having trouble breathing, suffering severe bleeding, or experiencing chest pain.
Patients with less serious conditions are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. To avoid long waiting times, non-emergency problems are better served in the Injury Center, Adult Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, or appropriate specialty departments. Call (415) 833-2200 to schedule an appointment.
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Disclaimer
If you think you have a MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY or go to the nearest hospital. DO NOT attempt to access emergency care through this web site. An emergency medical condition is a medical or psychiatric condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that you could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in any of the following: serious jeopardy to your health, serious impairment to your bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. An emergency medical condition is also "active labor," which means a labor when there is inadequate time for safe transfer to a Plan hospital (or designated hospital) before delivery or if a transfer poses a threat to the health of the member or unborn child.
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