Level III & Primary Pediatric Trauma Center in Meridian
Emergency Trauma
The Anderson Regional Medical Center Emergency Department/Trauma Center is a 24/7 provider of emergency care and trauma treatment, certified by the state of Mississippi. Our highly trained medical staff and advanced technologies offer expert care for patients of all ages
Certified by the State of Mississippi as a Level III Trauma Center and Primary Pediatric Trauma Center
Anderson Regional Medical Center Emergency Department treats patients with life-threatening injuries from motor vehicle accidents; spinal cord injuries; third-degree burns; and gunshot wounds.
Initial assessment and triage establishes the order to be seen
Anderson Regional Medical Center’s critical care patients are ALWAYS top priority
Level III Trauma Center & Primary Pediatric Trauma Center
Meridian Emergency & Trauma Center
The Emergency Department/Trauma Center at Anderson Regional Medical Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide emergency care and treatment to those in need. Certified by the State of Mississippi as a Level III Trauma Center and Primary Pediatric Trauma Center, Anderson Emergency Department treats more than 35,000 people each year, including patients with life-threatening injuries such as head and neck injuries, typically from motor vehicle accidents; spinal cord injuries; third-degree burns; and gunshot wounds.
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Understanding Emergency Department Procedures

Anderson Emergency Department provides:

  • Rapid assessments of cardiac disease and trauma
  • Rapid assessments of patients with stroke symptoms as well as the latest in stroke care, including clot-busting agents
  • Expert treatment for patients of all ages, from children to older adults
  • Highly trained and skilled medical staff, including board-certified emergency physicians, surgeons and surgical sub-specialists committed to caring for traumatically injured patients
  • An expertly trained nursing staff, all certified in advanced cardiac life support and pediatric advanced life support, and trained in disaster and Hazmat management
  • Trauma certified nurses
  • Access to mental health resources
  • Advanced technologies, including digital X-ray technology that allows the radiologist and physician to view test results simultaneously, and bedside ultrasound for trauma patients requiring quick assessments for major organ injuries
  • Helipad access for our most critical patients

Anderson Regional Medical Center’s critical care patients are ALWAYS top priority, no matter who has been waiting longer in the Emergency Department.

Initial assessment
Your visit will begin with an initial assessment by the Triage Nurse. This nurse will evaluate your symptoms, vital signs, medical history and current medications to determine whether you have a critical or non-critical condition, and assign you a Triage Level. Patients are seen based on the Triage Level, NOT in the order in which they arrive. More seriously ill patients are seen first, even though they may come to the department after other patients.

What happens after triage?
You will be seen by the doctor as soon as possible and, if you are triaged as emergently ill, you will be seen ahead of anyone who is not emergently ill.

How do I leave the ER?
Once all of your test results are back, your doctor will discuss your plan of care. Most patients are treated and discharged to go home from the emergency room. You will receive written instructions about how to take care of yourself after you leave the hospital. It is important to follow these instructions, take all prescribed medications and schedule a follow-up appointment with your personal physician. If you have questions about your discharge instructions, please ask your nurse.

If you are admitted to the hospital, you will be transferred to a patient room and we will notify your primary care physician. If you do not have a physician, a physician from our staff — called a hospitalist — will coordinate your care while you are at our hospital.

Visitors
Due to safety precautions, only one visitor is allowed in a room with an adult patient; two visitors are allowed with pediatric patients.

Receive the critical attention you need in an emergency
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Improving life for the people we serve.

Anderson Regional Health System offers a wide range of medical services, including cancer, cardiac, pediatric, surgical, and trauma care. Our healthcare professionals are committed to improving the lives of those we serve.

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