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Emergency
Medical Services (EMS)
Loyola
University Health System’s (Loyola) emergency
department receives some of the region’s most
critically ill and injured patients, and the severity
level of emergency admissions is among the highest in
the country. Emergency medicine physicians treat approximately
45,000 seriously ill and injured patients in Loyola’s
emergency department every year. Problems seen include
major trauma, high-risk obstetrics, unstable cardiac
conditions, poisonings and severe childhood illnesses.
The 27-bed emergency facility is one of the most advanced
in the Midwest and contains specialty care sections
for trauma, cardiac care and pediatrics.
Emergency
Medical Services also oversees the hospital’s
surgical intensive care unit.
Specialty
Services
Level
I Trauma Center
The trauma center has the highest designation possible
in Illinois and specializes in the resuscitation and
care of patients with multiple injuries.
LIFESTAR
Aeromedical Transport
The LIFESTAR helicopter is available 24 hours a day
to transport critically ill and injured patients within
200 miles of Loyola.
Pediatric
Emergency Care
The Chicago suburbs’ only round-the-clock pediatric
trauma program provides care for the severest injuries
in children. A fast track pediatric triage within Loyola’s
emergency department ensures that children receive the
specialized care they need.
Professional
Education
As the principal resource hospital in Chicago’s
western suburbs, Loyola University Medical Center provides
education to emergency medical technicians and paramedics.
Research
Emergency Medical Services, in conjunction
with the Burn & Shock Trauma
Institute, receives state and federal grant funding
to evaluate the Illinois Trauma Registry. Illinois Emergency
Medical Services for Children is a collaborative program
between Loyola and the Illinois Department of Public
Health aimed at improving pediatric emergency care in
Illinois. Faculty members also conduct multiple clinical
trials that study the effect of investigational drugs
on hemorrhage, transfusion and sepsis in trauma patients.
Locations
and Contacts
A full spectrum of emergency medical services
is available in Maywood at:
Loyola
University Hospital
If
you would like to make an appointment or need assistance
to find an appropriate physician, please call us at
(888) LUHS-888.
Related
Links
Surgical services
Children’s
services
Director
Mark
E. Cichon, DO, FACEP, FACOEP
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