New Horizons Medical Center Emergency Department offers 24 hour service 7 days a week to care for patients with all type of medical problems, from minor illnesses and injuries to life threatening emergencies with a personal touch for added comfort to meet the needs of all patients. Our emergency department is staffed with qualified physicians who utilize lab work, C.T. scanning, Ultrasound, and a newly equipped X-ray department for better diagnosing the patient. New Horizons Registered Nurses and Physicians have been certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Life Support so a life threatening illness or trauma can be stabilized for transfer to a larger facility for more definitive treatment if necessary.
• Please bring a list of your current medications with you when you come to the Emergency Room.
• Please do not eat or drink anything before the ER physician sees you, as this may delay test or procedures
• We cannot give someone who calls on the telephone information about you. This is Federal law.
• Your previous medical information is not stored in the Emergency Room. Although we can access your records, we must ask you about your current and past medical conditions and surgeries.
• We are bound to protect your privacy and confidentiality as much as possible.
• If you have a condition that requires urgent consultation with a specialist, we will arrange for your transfer to a higher level of care. Our physician must speak with a physician specialist who will accept you for care and the accepting hospital must have a bed available for you.
• If you call the Emergency Room on the telephone for advice about your or a family members condition or symptoms, we cannot give you advice over the phone for legal liability reasons.
• We are also prohibited by Policy from disclosing the name of the Emergency Room physician on duty.
• The Emergency Room has four (4) beds. The Emergency Room physicians and nurses will allow a family member to accompany you whenever possible. A Parent will always accompany a minor child.
