Changing Lifes Forever

Take a step into the area’s most experienced ER. The doctors and nurses of the Henry Ford Hospital Emergency Department give a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to save lives at high speed. Emergency Medicine at Henry Ford Health System The Department of Emergency Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital provides care for nearly 100000 patients each year, of which 24 percent are admitted to the hospital. Those admissions account for nearly 44 percent of all hospital admissions. More than 30 senior staff physicians and about 50 resident physicians staff the ER with more than 300 nurses and other health care support personnel. Recently, the emergency room underwent an extensive million renovation. The Department has two major resuscitation rooms, a 16-bed critical care area and separate areas for emergency, urgent and pediatric care. The Department has two X-ray suites, two CT scanners and an ultrasound suite – all fully staffed with technicians and radiologists 24 hours a day. In addition, 3 mobile ultrasound machines are present in the department exclusively for emergency physician use in bedside imaging. An onsite pharmacy provides for rapid access and distribution of medications as well as physician consultation. A clinical pharmacist is often present for resuscitations and procedural sedation. Our outstanding Emergency Medicine physician assistants complement our delivery of health care throughout the Department, caring for low acuity patients to allow residents to …
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