Emergency care
Emergency care is the treatment of unexpected, severe medical injuries or infections. It is typically delivered in an emergency room or an ambulance. Our emergency medicine physicians stabilize your condition as quickly as possible to prepare you for the next step of care or discharge.
Emergency room in Wichita, Kansas
We provide emergency care services when you need them most.
Wesley Medical Center’s ER is prepared to treat all types of injuries. We have the largest ER in Kansas, providing 42 all-private rooms and a wide range of medical services for both adults and children.
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Board-certified trauma surgeons, surgical intensive care specialists and trauma support nurses and pharmacists are available 24/7.
Wesley Medical Center’s ER offers:
- Level I Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
- AccreditedChest Pain Center
- Primary Stroke Center
- Experienced emergency physicians, nurses and additional staff
- State-of-the-art technology
- Wide range of imaging services and laboratory tests
- Pediatric ER
Pediatric ER
Our pediatric ER at Wesley Medical Center is a child-friendly environment separate from our adult emergency room. Our pediatric ER includes a staff of emergency medicine physicians specializing in pediatric care, as well as pediatric dedicated nurses and child life specialists.
Our children’s ER also includes access to respiratory therapists, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals who specialize in pediatric care. The pediatric ER staff is prepared for all types of children’s emergencies, ranging from sudden illness to a life-threatening injury.
Ready Care
Wesley Medical Center’s ER also provides Ready Care services, an express lane through the emergency room in a convenient, timely setting for patients. The Ready Care service area is managed by healthcare providers trained in emergency medicine and is fully supervised by board-certified physicians.
As an alternative care route from the regular ER, patients are referred to the service through the regular emergency entrance upon arrival at the hospital. Ready Care is ideal for patients who need immediate care for a minor emergency in the Wichita area, such as sprains, sore throats, ear infections and rashes.
Visiting the Wesley Medical Center ER
The ER at Wesley Medical Center is open 24/7. Our ER is located right off of North Hillside Street, and it is identifiable by an "Emergency Entrance" overhang sign.
The Wesley Pediatric ER is separate from the main ER and is open from noon to midnight seven days a week. Our pediatric ER can be accessed through the south end of the hospital. If a child needs emergency care outside of the pediatric ER hours, he or she will be treated in our main ER.