Beginning Jan. 1, EmCare, the nation's leading provider of physician services, will provide emergen­cy medicine management and staffing services for Southeastern Med's Emergency Department.

Illness and injury never happen at a convenient time; they don’t recognize holidays or weekends, and couldn’t care less if the hour is late or the weather is inclement. For those who need emergency care, the staffers in Emergency Medical Services at Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to serve the community.

The Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center has chosen a new physician group to lead its emergency department in hopes of improving service and reducing patient wait times.

In the past seven months, Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital contracted with EmCare for emergency department services and implemented electronic health records, both of which had a significant impact on door-to-doctor times, left without being seen percentages and the number of patients returning within 72 hours.

This in-depth article highlights the challenges faced daily by the men and women who work in the Sierra View District Hospital emergency department, treating everything from minor sore throats to heart attacks and serious gunshot wounds.

This in-depth article highlights the challenges faced daily by the men and women who work in the Sierra View District Hospital emergency department, treating everything from minor sore throats to heart attacks and serious gunshot wounds.