Emergency Medicine

Welcome to the Emergency Department at Paoli Hospital. Emergencies can be a frightening experience for patients and their loved ones. Our staff is not only equipped to treat injuries and illnesses from minor to complex, but also is committed to providing a superior patient experience.

More than 41,000 patients visit Paoli’s Emergency Department each year. With patient satisfaction scores ranking higher than 99 percent of hospitals nationwide, our patients appreciate the quality, compassionate, and personalized care we offer at Paoli.

The County’s Only Trauma Center  

Since becoming the county’s only trauma center in 2010, Paoli’s experienced and specially trained team of trauma, neurologic and orthopedic surgeons, certified nurses, and emergency staff have treated thousands of patients and saved hundreds of lives Learn more about our trauma center.

Our Emergency Department’s Fast Track Program (Think EZ Pass®)

At Paoli, we realize that not all emergencies are the same. For your convenience we offer 6 fast track rooms, where patients will be quickly seen and properly treated for less serious conditions including but not limited to:

• Minor cuts and lacerations
• Sprains and simple fractures
• Sore throat
• Uncomplicated urinary tract Infections (UTI)
• Cough with no other symptoms
• Simple eye injury
• Animal bites

A Multidisciplinary, Expert Team with Access to Advanced Technology

Our emergency team includes emergency medicine physicians and surgeons, Magnet® nurses, physician assistants, anesthesiologists, and specially trained staff. When visiting the emergency department at Paoli, you may be seen by a physician specializing in emergency medicine, a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Nurse practitioners have graduate degrees in nursing and can diagnose, treat and manage disease, perform physical exams, order procedures and lab tests, write prescriptions and perform certain procedures including some biopsies. Physician assistants work with physicians to provide a variety of services.

Paoli Hospital was one of 20 recipients nationwide—and the only hospital in the Philadelphia area—to receive the Emergency Nurses Association “Lantern Award” for exemplary emergency care, as well as exceptional and innovative leadership, education, advocacy and research.

In an emergency every second counts. With laboratory and pharmacy services onsite, our staff can receive results and provide medications to patients faster. Convenient access to our 64-slice CT, Xray rooms and MRI suite also enables our staff to obtain advanced images more quickly.

Emergency Department features:

• Rapid evaluation upon arrival
• All private patient rooms
• Multiple, spacious waiting areas and family/physician consultation rooms
• Ample and convenient parking outside the Emergency Department entrance