Quick, responsive care is never more important than in a medical emergency when minutes, or even seconds, count. At CoxHealth, our emergency care services can literally mean the difference between life and death.
Our Episodic Care resources are Cox North Emergency Department, Cox Walnut Lawn Urgent Care, Pediatric Urgent Care at the Turner Center and the Cox South Trauma and Emergency Center.
Our outstanding physicians and staff treat acutely ill and injured patients and loved ones in an environment that is safe, respectful, and conducive to their health and well-being.
Our Mission:
The mission of emergency medicine professionals throughout CoxHealth is to provide exceptional emergency and urgent episodic care in a timely manner for people of all ages.
We strive to achieve this goal by:
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Immediately treating patients determined to be in shock or suffering from acute conditions that threaten life or limb
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Stabilizing and preventing complications in critical care patients
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Providing patients with the appropriate analgesia needed to manage their pain
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Delivering patient- and family-focused care in an environment that is safe, respectful, and conducive to health and well-being
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Working with patients and families to develop timely, appropriate, and cost-effective care plans that adhere to emergency medicine standards of practice
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Rapid assessments of patients with stroke symptoms as well as the latest in stroke care including clot-busting agents
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Rapid assessments of cardiac disease and trauma
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Expert treatment for patients of all ages, from children to older adults
Central Dispatch Center
The first Regional Dispatch Center in the state for dispatching multiple counties out of one centralized location located at Cox North in 1989. Currently, we dispatch 45 ambulances, two Medical Transportation vehicles (W/C vans), one Neonatal ambulance and Cox Air Care from seven different counties. Our call volume was about 38,000 calls last year.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
EMS service operates out of 15 ambulance stations serving seven counties.
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