Emergency and Trauma Department Anniston, Alabama
When you or a loved one is faced with a medical emergency, its critical to have access to an experienced team of emergency professionals nearby who are trained to handle life-threatening illness or injuries.
Last year, more than 60,000 patients visited the system’s emergency department at RMC. RMC Health System ER’s are state-certified providers of trauma care and are Level III designated emergency trauma centers located in northeast Alabama.
The Emergency Care Department at RMC is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are staffed by emergency medicine physicians and specially trained nurses, paramedics and technicians. Our emergency care team is backed by a comprehensive on-call list of specialty physicians – from our medical staff of more than 200 doctors – who can be consulted for patients in the ER and support a patient’s continued care if admission is required.
Visit an ER if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms:
- Chest pain or suspected heart attack
- Potential stroke symptoms (e.g. blurred vision or slurred speech)
- Complex or multiple medical complaints (e.g. chest pain and shortness of breath)
- Diabetic emergencies
- Serious broken bones (such as leg or arm)
- Severe or worsening abdominal pain
- Uncontrolled nausea or vomiting
- Choking
- Difficulty breathing
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Loss of consciousness
- Seizures
- Drug overdose
- Possible poisoning
- Head injury or severe headaches
Warning Signs of Heart Attack
Most Common Warning Signs for a Heart Attack and Reducing Heart Attack Risk, view here.