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- Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Appoints Dr. Meridith Sonnett Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Learning from 9/11: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Study Reviews Hospital's Disaster Preparedness
- 40,000 NYC Residents Per Year to Receive Emergency Medical Care in New Emergency Room at NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Pavilion
- Alcides Moreno, Survivor of 47-Story Fall, Discharged From NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Children with Psychiatric Emergencies Have Unique Issues That Require New Strategies for Treatment
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- Allergens: Insect Stings
- Allergies and the Immune System
- Animal Bites and Rabies
- Brain Injury, Acquired
- Burns
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Car Safety
- Cerebral Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Cerebral Contusion and Intracerebral Hematoma
- Choking and the Heimlich Maneuver
- Cranial Gunshot Wounds
- Emergency Information Form
- Facial Fractures
- First-Aid Kit
- Fractures
- Frostbite
- Head Injuries in Adults
- Heart Anatomy
- Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
- Heart Attack Symptoms
- Labor and Delivery
- Mouthguards and Dental Emergencies
- Peritonitis
- Respiratory Distress Signs
- Septicemia
- Snake Bites
- Spider Bites
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Stroke Evaluation Procedures
- When to Call For Help
Emergency Medicine
The Department of Emergency Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital provides around the clock expert care to 55,000 patients annually, about 13,000 of whom are subsequently admitted to inpatient services. We provide state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment for patients with a full spectrum of emergency medical needs. The most common serious complaints and diagnoses include chest pain/angina/myocardial infarction, heart failure, complications of alcohol use, diabetes, epileptic seizures, cerebrovascular accidents, abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding, pneumonia and respiratory diseases, systemic infections, abscesses, lacerations and orthopedic and rheumatologic complaints. The Children's Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian also provides a level of expertise and range of services and resources dedicated to children in need of emergency care.
The Department of Emergency Medicine is a top regional center for emergency care. We also receive, evaluate and stabilize approximately 800 patients per year transferred from all over the world. We are officially designated as a 911 Receiving Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center, a Psychiatric Emergency Receiving Center, and a Burn Center for the City of New York. The NewYork-Presbyterian Emergency Department is also the officially designated Emergency Department for numerous regional specialty care centers, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Gracie Square Psychiatric Hospital.
Hospital News
- Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Appoints Dr. Meridith Sonnett Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Learning from 9/11: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Study Reviews Hospital's Disaster Preparedness
- 40,000 NYC Residents Per Year to Receive Emergency Medical Care in New Emergency Room at NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Pavilion More
