No one plans for a medical emergency. It can happen at any time of the day and on any day of the year. For many patients, an emergency room is the "key to the health care system" and the first place they turn to for health care.
Seeing nearly 30,000 patients each year, Sky Lakes Medical Center's award-winning Emergency Services Department is always open so that our healthcare professionals can provide medical care whenever you need it. We never close and can handle any life-threatening medical emergency.
Call (541) 882-6311 to find out about a specific patient.
Our ED is a Level III Trauma Center, a designation we’ve held for nearly two decades. That means the department meets the rigorous criteria of the state of Oregon in providing initial evaluation and stabilization of severely injured adult and pediatric patients.
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Quick Treatment
In an emergency, those patients with the most urgent medical needs are seen first. When patients enter any of our emergency departments, a specially trained nurse immediately sees them to determine what level of care is needed for the illness or injury, whether it’s a minor need or a major emergency.
Sky Lakes Medical Center has an in-house multi-disciplinary trauma resuscitation team that responds immediately and a separate team that gives surgical intervention.
Emergency Services is equipped with advanced cardiac monitors that are connected with monitors in the Critical Care Unit on the hospital's second floor. These monitors mean patients receive uninterrupted monitoring from the moment they enter the emergency rooms until they are well enough to leave the Critical Care Unit.
Access to the medical center's wide range of sophisticated tests like CT scans and advanced X-ray studies, analyzed by Sky Lake's fine radiologists, makes for a swift and thorough evaluation performed on site.
The department was enlarged in 1996 by six beds, including a new two-bed trauma room and enclosed nurse station. A separate secure ambulance entrance was also built, with improved equipment as well as wash-down and storage areas.
Currently under construction is another modernization that will further expand the department nearly tripling its size and adding more care stations while adding to staff efficiency. Learn more about our Vision for the Future.
All Sky Lakes Medical Center physicians are experienced in emergency care, and all full-time emergency physicians are board certified. Our experienced nurses hold certification in trauma and cardiac care.
Visitors
For the safety and privacy of all patients, we try to have only one visitor at a time with a patient. In some cases, families may be able to wait in rooms near the treatment area. A staff member can help you.
Privacy
All of us at Sky Lakes Medical Center want to protect your privacy, and your right to privacy of your medical information, while providing you the highest quality medical care we can.
Learn more about your rights as a patient and our privacy policies.
Contact us at (541) 882-6311.