Carle Emergency Department

Carle Foundation Hospital has the largest emergency
department in the region, offering comprehensive emergency
services 24/7 to more than 55,000 patients each year.
Carle's Emergency department is available by walk-in, ground
ambulance and air ambulance.

An Emergency Department with unmatched capabilities
 in east central Illinois:

• Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP)
   by the State of Illinois
• Chest Pain Emergency Center
• Part of Carle's Level I Trauma Center
• Telemedicine capabilities
• Part of AirLife air medical transportation service

Emergency Department Staff

• Physicians - 11 board certified or board eligible emergency medicine specialists
• Emergency Department Nurses
• BCS-CPR required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support required
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support required
• Trauma Nurse Specialist (within 2 years)
• Emergency Communications Registered Nurse (within 2 years)
• Annual competencies on all ages, assessments, evaluations and critical care
• Techs & Support Staff: Provide clinical support, communications, patient transportation, administrative services and patient management services.
• Social workers and Pastoral Care: These professionals offer counseling as needed to patients and family members impacted by traumatic injury, sexual abuse, domestic violence, life-threatening illness, loss of a loved one, or other crises.

Specialist Consultation
A wide range of specialists from Carle Foundation Hospital's Medical Staff are available for consultations, procedures and in-house care of admitted patients:

• Cardiovascular
• Hospitalists
• Radiology
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics
• Orthopedics
• Plastic surgery
• Pediatrics
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Surgical, Trauma and Medical intensivists

Other ED Staff Training and Education Programs

• Hazardous Material training
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Certification
• Risk Watch education program
• Domestic Violence Education
• Community Disaster Preparedness