Emergency medicine

A sudden accident or illness can change your life in an instant. Available 24 hours a day, our emergency doctors, nurses and technicians focus on the immediate decisions and actions needed before and after reaching the hospital.

Call emergency services when rapid treatment will preserve life or avoid permanent harm.

• Conditions like broken bones, heart attacks and strokes require immediate medical attention.
• Emergency attention is recommended for severe abdominal pain, head injuries, high fevers, difficulty breathing, severe eye injuries, carbon monoxide exposure, sudden blindness, complicated or deep cuts and other conditions.
• Situations like rape and suicidal thoughts or behavior also merit urgent help.

Related Resources

Urgent care

Emergency medical information card

Recognizing medical emergencies

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program: Caring for victims of sexual assault or rape

Heart Safe Communities

Allina Community Pharmacies

Allina Medical Transportation (Ambulance services)

Locations

Abbott Northwestern Hospital: Emergency department

Buffalo Hospital: Emergency care

Cambridge Medical Center: Emergency care

Mercy Hospital: Emergency

New Ulm Medical Center: Emergency department

Owatonna Hospital: Emergency and urgent care

River Falls Area Hospital: Emergency

St. Francis Regional Medical Center: Emergency and urgent care

United Hospital: Emergency department

Unity Hospital: Emergency

First published: 08/01/2004
Last updated: 09/28/2009

Reviewed by: Steven Bergeson, MD, medical director of quality, Allina Medical Clinic