If you need emergency care, get care. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 9-1-1.

Emergencies don’t wait. And you shouldn’t wait to seek care if an emergency strikes you or your family. Delaying care in an emergency can lead to worse outcomes and potentially serious complications later.

We are open and ready to safely care for you in an environment specifically designed to keep you safe.

Why Choose Us?

• Our 30-Minute Pledge means we will work diligently to have you initially seen by a medical professional within 30 minutes of your arrival.
• As an American College of Cardiology Accredited Chest Pain Center, we have achieved a higher level of expertise when caring for patients who arrive with heart attack symptoms. It’s nice to know that kind of care is available locally, because with chest pain and heart attacks, minutes matter more than ever.
• We are Stroke Ready, as designated by the Illinois Department of Public Health. It means that we have complied with stringent criteria in providing emergency care for stroke patients.

All this, plus specialists on staff in General Surgery and Gastroenterology means we are here for you when you need us most.

Here are a few ways we have changed operations to protect the health of all patients:

• If you think you may have COVID-19, please call the ER prior to your arrival at 618-282-5164 so that our staff can provide you instructions and prepare for your arrival.
• Staff and patients wear masks at all times.
• Clinical grade disinfection takes place hourly, after every patient, and as needed.
• Staff members are screened at the beginning of every shift.
• Everyone seeking emergency care is screened upon arrival to help ensure the appropriate site of care, isolating those who require it.
• We offer separate areas for general ER patients and for those suspected of having COVID-19. Patients needing general care are NOT placed in the same area as those who are suspected of having the virus.
• Patients who are suspected of having COVID-19 but DO NOT require emergency care will be redirected to their vehicles and will be seen by a provider via a Telehealth appointment.
• Precautionary signs have been placed around the ER.
• If a patient is suspected of COVID-19, they are provided with proper PPE.
• Patients coming in by ambulance are evaluated outside the ER, where the appropriate site of care is determined. If isolation is needed, those patients do not cross into general care areas.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911. If you need to go the emergency room, we’re ready for you 24/7.