Departments and Specialties

EMERGENCY MEDICINE (973) 926-7240

The Lester M. Bornstein Department of Emergency Medicine is staffed 24 hours a day by full-time emergency physicians and nurses treating approximately 80,000 patients annually. Fully equipped to handle all medical, surgical and psychiatric emergencies, the Department's board-certified emergency physicians and specialized emergency nurses provide quality care to all ages from newborns to the elderly.

The Emergency Department also offers state-of-the-art pediatric emergency services with a separate waiting area and board-certified pediatric emergency specialists; an on-site Crisis Center to handle all psychiatric emergencies; a referral center for victims of rape and sexual assault; a FastTrak area for the treatment of minor emergencies; and a fully equipped, state-of-the-art resuscitation room to treat acute traumatic and cardiac emergencies.

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