“We don’t have residents, interns or med students. Russ Kino, who adds that not being a teaching facility is a virtue. Treating more than 30,000 patients yearly, the Weingart Foundation Emergency Department prides itself on its innovative Fast Track service, which treats patients with urgent-care-type symptoms in usually “under an hour,” says medical director Dr. “It’s a 24/7 emergency, nurse-staffed ambulance on site and ready to go.”Ģ121 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, 31 And while the hospital is a certified stroke center, Kevin Traber, director of emergency and cardiovascular services, adds transportation to its response capabilities: “We go to any hospital in the area that doesn’t have cardiac or neurointerventional capabilities and pick up those patients,” explains Traber. Serving more than 64,000 patients in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys, this ER also is a STEMI receiving center and has EDAP certification. A primary stroke center and STEMI receiving center (which means it can handle heart attacks caused by blocked arteries), this ER also has earned a kid-friendly EDAP rating and a Level 2 trauma center designation. County on a monthly basis,” explains ER director Lynn Tadlock, who says that the decision to come there is determined by the paramedics and patient preference. Located in Thousand Oaks, this ER not only serves Ventura County but also Malibu, Westlake and Calabasas. “If you are a child and have health-care needs, from a benign condition to a life-threatening illness or trauma, you come to us.” “Some people refer to us as a ‘one-stop pediatric shop,’ ” says Dr. The hospital is also the only freestanding Level 1 pediatric trauma center in L.A. That distinguishes us from every other institution,” says division head Dr.
“One hundred percent of what we do is devoted to the care and treatment of children. Fourteen full-time and three part-time pediatric physicians make up the department. A Level 1 (the highest designation out of four levels) trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, pediatric critical care and EDAP facility (meaning, it’s capable of handling 911 calls involving children), this ER offers the highest level of services across all specialties, except for its Level 2 pediatric trauma designation, indicating it doesn’t conduct research.ĭedicated to treating infants, children, adolescents and young adults throughout Southern California, the ER sees 72,000 patients annually. Joel Geiderman, co-chair of the Ruth and Harry Roman Emergency Department at Cedars. “We treat a number of celebrities and VIPs and are cognizant of protecting people’s privacy,” says Dr. This nonprofit hospital and academic facility sees more than 84,000 patients yearly - including, reportedly, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, who was admitted after a heart attack last year, and Suge Knight, who was treated for gunshot wounds last month following a pre-party for the MTV Video Music Awards. Gentile: “I would want to know what the local hospital offers before making that 911 call.” Either way, do research before an emergency, says Dr. Patients can request a hospital, but where ambulances go is based on symptoms, geography and the hospital’s receiving capabilities. Lance Gentile, who has worked as a writer and technical adviser for ER and Third Watch. While all ERs are equipped to handle run-of-the-mill situations, hospitals set themselves apart with specialties, staff physicians and equipment for stroke, trauma and heart-attack centers, says emergency physician Dr. (Shortly after, Morton donated toward The Peter Morton Medical building.)Ĭlearly, not everyone who sees the inside of an emergency room is as bowled over.
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Gary Mathern allowed my son to have a remarkable, full recovery,” he tells THR. When the son of restaurateur Peter Morton was 10, he fell out of a tree and ended up in intensive care at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with a hematoma on his brain.
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