Oswego Hospital’s emergency services department is staffed 24 hours-a-day by board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurses.

Our high-trained and experienced emergency medicine staff is ready to treat a range of emergent conditions quickly and safely. Each year the department provides excellent and compassionate care to more than 25,000 visitors.

Our technology-advanced department features:

• A large, comfortable waiting room
• 17 treatment rooms
• 12 private rooms—most have their own flat-screen television
• A fast-track area that separates critical care patients from other patients to offer immediate care to those who need it most.
• A central cardiac care monitoring system, which allows physicians and nurses to monitor each patient's vital signs and cardiac rhythm, as well as see the individual patients in their rooms
• 2 spacious, state-of-the-art trauma bays that provide care to critically ill patients
• A 5-bed subacute area for the treatment of non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses
• A medical imaging department adjacent to the emergency department, equipped with the most modern equipment including MRI and CT.

When to visit the Emergency Department

• Severe bleeding
• Difficulty breathing
• Chest pain or pressure
• Broken bones
• Trauma or injury to the head
• Sudden dizziness or difficulty seeing
• Severe abdominal pain
• Pregnancy related complications