Expert emergency & trauma care in Chicago

Our emergency physicians, nurses and staff have special training and expertise not only to care for individuals in our community but to coordinate complex treatment for the City of Chicago and beyond:

• Designated by local and national agencies to lead the Chicago area medical response in the event of a city, state or national disaster
• Resource hospital for Chicago’s Emergency Medical Services, providing medical control for daily ambulance transport and oversight for the quality of care
• Oversight of paramedic support for Chicago special events, such as marathons and music festivals

Our board-certified emergency physicians serve as faculty for the University of Illinois Emergency Medicine Residency program, and neurosurgeons, neonatologists and pediatric and other specialists play a key role in our specialty care.

In addition to board-certified doctors and surgeons, we offer a number of specialized services not typically found in emergency departments including:

• Licensed social workers to help patients and their families cope with the emotional aspects of illness and injury.
• Behavioral health specialists and crisis intervention counselors.
• Sexual assault nurse examiners specially trained to provide compassionate care, collect forensic evidence, counsel victims and testify in court and guide/support victims through the entire process.
• On-call dentists around-the-clock, to assist patients with injuries that involve the teeth and gums.
• Multilingual staff care for the diverse communities we serve in our Chicago emergency room.

Pediatric emergency care

We're recognized by the Illinois Department of Public Health as an Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP). So we specially train staff to care for children using pediatric equipment and guidelines for child-appropriate medications in our Emergency Room. Chicago residents benefit from:

• 24-hour in-house pediatric physicians
• An Inpatient Pediatric Unit for children in need of longer-term care
• Access to Child Life therapists, who provide emotional and physical support for infants through teens and their families during hospital stays

Comfortable, state-of-the-art emergency room in Chicago

Because comfortable surroundings aid healing, we provide the following to our Emergency Department patients:

• State-of-the-art technology and diagnostic equipment
• Private patient rooms
• Digital, flat-screen TVs in each room
• Wireless Internet
• Comfortable waiting area

Did you know that wearing a bike helmet can reduce your risk of brain injury by 88 percent in the event of an accident? To help keep the community safe, the Emergency Department at Advocate Illinois Masonic has partnered with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on a helmet distribution program that promotes head injury awareness and bicycle safety. We have distributed more than 300 helmets to patients and associates.

Call the Trauma Office at 773-296-7033 for information on how to get a bike helmet.

Car seat safety

Car accidents are among the leading causes of death in children. That’s why Illinois requires children to be properly restrained in a child safety seat or booster seat until age 8. Keep your child out of the ER by using proper car restraints every time they get in a motor vehicle.

Call the Trauma Office at 773-296-7033 if you need help getting a car seat.

• Learn more about child passenger safety
• Know the child passenger safety laws for your state

Safety in extreme temperatures

Weather-related medical conditions like heat exhaustion and frostbite regularly send people to the ER. Keep yourself and your family safe by preventing such illnesses with a few safety tips from Advocate Illinois Masonic professionals.

Emergency Department residents Marco Rodriguez, MD, and Angela Bailey, MD, discuss the importance of staying safe during Chicago’s hot summers and cold winters:

 

Stay flu-free

For some, the flu can cause serious complications, including death. The best way to protect yourself from the flu is to get a flu vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older get a flu vaccine each year.

Additional safety education at Advocate Illinois Masonic

We offer classes on baby safety, CPR and other safety topics. Find a class.