
The Emergency Department/Trauma Center at Anderson Regional Medical Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide emergency care and treatment to those in need. Certified by the State of Mississippi as a Level III Trauma Center and Primary Pediatric Trauma Center, Anderson Emergency Department treats more than 35,000 people each year, including patients with life-threatening injuries such as head and neck injuries, typically from motor vehicle accidents; spinal cord injuries; third-degree burns; and gunshot wounds.
Anderson Emergency Department provides:
Anderson Regional Medical Center’s critical care patients are ALWAYS
top priority, no matter who has been waiting longer in the Emergency Department.
Initial assessment
Your visit will begin with an initial assessment by the Triage Nurse. This
nurse will evaluate your symptoms, vital signs, medical history and current
medications to determine whether you have a critical or non-critical condition,
and assign you a Triage Level. Patients are seen based on the Triage Level,
NOT in the order in which they arrive. More seriously ill patients are
seen first, even though they may come to the department after other patients.
What happens after triage?
You will be seen by the doctor as soon as possible and, if you are triaged
as emergently ill, you will be seen ahead of anyone who is not emergently ill.
How do I leave the ER?
Once all of your test results are back, your doctor will discuss your plan
of care. Most patients are treated and discharged to go home from the
emergency room. You will receive written instructions about how to take
care of yourself after you leave the hospital. It is important to follow
these instructions, take all prescribed medications and schedule a follow-up
appointment with your personal physician. If you have questions about
your discharge instructions, please ask your nurse.
If you are admitted to the hospital, you will be transferred to a patient
room and we will notify your primary care physician. If you do not have
a physician, a physician from our staff — called a hospitalist —
will coordinate your care while you are at our hospital.
Visitors
Due to safety precautions, only one visitor is allowed in a room with an
adult patient; two visitors are allowed with pediatric patients.