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Mercy’s ER is listed by the American Academy of
Emergency Medicine as one of only 6 hospitals in the
state of Iowa and the only one in the Dubuque area to
have at least one board certified ER physician available
24 hours a day. (See www.911emergency.org
for more information.)
To qualify, a doctor must not only pass rigorous written
and oral exams, but also complete a residency program
in emergency medicine. Board certification means that
our physicians know how to keep people alive in that
first critical hour, to figure out what is wrong, get
to the bottom of the problem, and not just pass the
patient on to another doctor.
As the leading trauma center in the Tri-State area,
Mercy’s Emergency
Department along with all seven board certified ER doctors, has long been
recognized for its excellence of care in times of serious injury as well
as non-urgent conditions.
- Staffed by board-certified physicians in Emergency
Medicine.
- Level II Trauma Center designated by the State of
Illinois.
- Nursing staff holds credentials in advanced training
as Certified Trauma Nurse Specialists, Basic Life
Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric
Advanced Life Support and Trauma Nurse Care Curriculum.
- Responds to more than 2,000 cardiac cases annually.
- Supports 50 ambulance service providers with medical
direction and continuing education within the Tri-state
region.
- Designated by the State of Illinois as a Level II
Trauma Center and a Pediatric Emergency Department.
- Provides helicopter services for in- and outbound
patients of Mercy Medical Center.
- Provides medical direction, leadership and education
to Illinois Emergency Services as a designated Resource
Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- Participates in and conducts a variety of injury
prevention programs, including child passenger safety,
boating safety and "Trauma Nurses Talk Tough" programs
to area high school students.
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