Emergency Department
24/7 Emergency Care When It Matters Most
What if you are experiencing pains in your stomach that won’t go away? What if these pains are getting worse by the minute? What if you can’t get your child’s fever to come down? Or your wife falls and hurts her wrist?
It’s an unfortunate fact of life. At some point, you’re going to need to make a visit to an emergency room.
It’s sometimes difficult to know when to visit the emergency room, and no list can cover all the possible situations that require emergency care.
When in doubt, always play it safe and go immediately to your nearest full-service emergency room at Paris Regional Medical Center, where every physician is emergency medicine-trained.
Why? Because we’re close, and because we’re specially trained to provide the highest possible level of emergency care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. When every second counts, we’re your first choice.
At Paris Regioanl Medical Center, our emergency room is equipped with advanced medical technology. Our ER staff is efficient, knowledgeable, and capable of handling any medical emergency.
Every day, we put ourselves to the test. Every day, we respond to a full range of medical situations, from heart attacks to broken bones, from asthma attacks to severe abdominal pain. Our experienced ER staff has the necessary skills to handle your emergency. We can make the initial evaluation, quickly stabilize the situation, provide diagnostic imaging, or call in a surgeon. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, we have everything it takes to save your life.
Whether you have a badly sprained ankle or chest pains, our health care professionals are available to help minimize your pain and get you started on the path to relief and recovery.
What to Bring to the ER
In order to ease your visit to the ER, make sure to bring the following items for yourself or your loved ones:
- Forms of identification
- Insurance card or information
- Name and contact information of your primary physician
- List of current prescriptions and over-the-counter medications, as well as vitamins or supplements
- List of allergies, health conditions, previous surgeries, and family health history
Patient Priority
In the ER, patients are treated based on the severity of their condition. Those who may arrive first may not necessarily be treated first.
In the event of a life-threatening condition, call 911 immediately. Paramedics and emergency medical technicians will provide care in the field and bring you or your loved one safely and quickly to the Emergency Room by ambulance. Calling helps our ER team prepare for your arrival and start life-saving treatment more quickly.
Patient Rights
Under federal law, every patient has the right to be evaluated and stabilized in the ER regardless of condition or proof of insurance.
You have the right to understand any procedures and know the risks. You may be required to sign forms indicating your consent for treatment.