Emergency Department
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Los Alamos Medical Center's state-of-the art 9-bed Emergency Room is staffed 24 hours a day by board-certified Emergency Medicine Physicians. For more serious emergencies, the hospital has immediate access to an air ambulance service.
Los Alamos Medical Center and it's Emergency Department is fully accredited by The Joint Commission and is also an accredited Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology.
In cooperation with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos Medical Center also maintains an ultra-modern decontamination facility, fully equipped to handle medical trauma patients. Our Emergency staff leads the hospital’s yearly participation in community disaster-preparedness drills.
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Accredited Chest Pain Center
As an accredited Chest Pain Center, Los Alamos Medical Center has committed to a higher standard of care for emergency cardiac services, continual quality improvement in heart care, and community education and resources to help keep hearts healthy.
Hospitals that have earned ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation have proven exceptional competency in treating patients with heart attack symptoms. They have streamlined their systems from admission to evaluation to diagnosis and treatment all the way through to appropriate post-discharge care and recommendations and assistance in patient lifestyle changes.