Emergency Department
The Emergency Room and Pediatric Emergency Room at JFK
Before you're faced with an emergency, it's important to be prepared. Know where to go just in case you or your family needs the emergency room.
For injuries and illnesses that can't wait for your personal doctor, the emergency room at JFK Medical Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our team of physicians and nurses are specially trained in emergency medicine, which means they are ready to treat just about any medical emergency.
Our emergency rooms are equipped with some of the most advanced technology available for diagnostics and treatment. We offer a comprehensive on-site laboratory, radiology department, and more. And, of course, you have the wide range of services offered at JFK Medical Center if further treatment is needed.
Setting the Standard for Emergency Treatment
JFK Medical Center is committed to delivering high quality, state-of-the-art medical care in a comfortable and nurturing atmosphere. The Emergency Department - by nature one of the most hectic and stressful areas of any hospital - sustains this commitment through a dedicated team of physicians and nurses who provide compassionate, quality care to the patients who come to them in times of need.
The Emergency Department is often the first introduction patients have to JFK. Handling more than 50,000 patients each year, nurses and physicians staffing the Emergency Department are skilled in making rapid assessments and providing expert treatment in a wide variety of cases.
JFK Medical Center has significantly expanded its Emergency Department to more efficiently and effectively care for its patients. By adding beds and increasing efficiency, a greater number of less seriously ill or injured patients can now be treated more quickly than ever while the continued outstanding care of those with serious injuries or illnesses is ensured.
Our patients come in all sizes.
Before you're faced with an emergency, it's important to be prepared. Know where to go just in case you or your family needs the emergency room.
An emergency room can be a scary place for a child. The sights, the sounds, the commotion, can all be overwhelming. That’s why the JFK Medical Center opened an Emergency Room just for children. Staffed by Pediatric Specialists 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, this special place provides an environment that is calming to children and assuring to parents.
Our emergency rooms are equipped with some of the most advanced technology available for diagnostics and treatment. We offer a comprehensive on-site laboratory, radiology department, and more. And, of course, you have the wide range of services offered at JFK Medical Center if further treatment is needed.
