24/7 ER
When faced with an emergency, quick, compassionate care matters most. The board certified physicians and experienced staff of St. Joseph Hospital's ER know this and work diligently to provide the medical treatment you need swiftly and compassionately.
St. Joe's ER utilizes advanced technology to provide a full range of emergency services. The facility also has the area's only verified burn center.
Plus, St. Joe is accredited as a chest pain center. The accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers reflects that a facility meets or exceeds a wide set of stringent criteria and that it has passed an on-site evaluation by an SCPC review team.
The facility must demonstrate:
- The ability to integrate effectively with the local Emergency Medical System
- The ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients quickly
- Effectively handle patients with low risk for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and no assignable cause for their symptoms
- Functional facility design
- Personnel competencies and training
- Organizational structure and commitment
- Process improvement orientation
- Community outreach
Watch for the warning signs of a heart attack:
- Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort that lasts more than a few minutes or goes away and comes back. It may feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
- Discomfort in the upper body. Symptoms may include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
- Shortness of breath. This may occur with or without chest discomfort.
- Other symptoms. Nausea, lightheadedness or breaking out in a cold sweat
- Women take note. The most common heart attack symptom for women is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting and back or jaw pain.
Be aware of stroke symptoms:
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
- Sudden, severe headache with no know cause.
If you or a loved one experiences symptoms of a heart attack or stroke, call 911 immediately.
Source: American Heart Association