Emergency Services

The Emergency Department at Trinity Medical Center is designated as a Level III  Trauma Center and Stroke Center.  The 18-bed unit is fully equipped to manage any emergency injury or illness for all age groups.

Our Emergency Department team strives for excellence in the services we provide and patient satisfaction is our primary goal.  Our staff takes great pride in treating patients as if they were their own family.

One of our greatest accomplishments is in wait times.  Trinity's Emergency Department has the shortest wait times in the city to see a doctor

 

Trinity's Emergency Department features:

State-of-the-art cardiac monitors and diagnostic capabilities
Beside sonography for rapid diagnostic procedures
Specially equipped rooms for OB/GYN, ENT, Ophthalmologic, Orthopedic and Psychiatric Emergencies
 

 

Other services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week include:

Surgical suites and cardiac catheterization laboratories
Full service laboratory
X-ray services including  CT Scan, MRI, and Ultrasound
 

Our Team

The Emergency Department is staffed with board certified/experienced emergency doctors rigorously trained to handle acute and life threatening conditions.  These doctors are supported by a full staff of registered nurses certified and experienced in  Advance Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advance Life Support and Trauma Nursing.  The team is dedicated to standards set by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).  Our physicians and nurses hold leadership positions in both of these organizations at the local, state and national levels.

Physicians specializing in OB/GYN, pediatrics, orthopedics, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, ENT, psychiatry, cardiovascular medicine, cardiothoracic surgery, ophthalmology, general surgery, dermatology and gastroenterology are readily available to provide emergency care and/or follow-up treatment as needed.

Trinity's emergency physicians are fully trained in pediatric emergency medicine and enjoy a collaborative relationship with Children’s Hospital for pediatric illnesses and injuries that require specialty treatment or surgery.

 

Emergency Preparedness

The Emergency Department is a leader in the development of emergency preparedness plans and training.  Trinity Medical Center participates in the National Disaster Medical System.  Our staff routinely participates in state, county and city-wide drills.  Staff also serve on multiple committees within the city and county as well as on the Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services System Steering Committee and the City of Birmingham Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee.