Show ALWAYS OPEN The function of an emergency department in a hospital is to give adequate appraisal and initial treatment or advice to any person himself acutely ill and presents himself at the emergency room THIS IS the general philosophy of emergency service in all hospitals and the philosophy at South Davis Community Our hospital maintains equipment and complete treatment facilities in the emergency which is always staffed by a registered However hospitals are not licensed to practice and emergency treatment must be given by or under the direction of a AT THE local hospital a member of the medical staff is on call twenty-four hours a day for emergency room If the patient's own physician has not been notified prior to his arrival at the emergency the hospital will attempt to contact If the patient does not have a the nurse in charge will contact an When one is faced with an there are some steps we recommend to avoid ATTEMPT to contact your physician before to the The South Davis Community Hospital is open 24 hours a with an emergency During 1 some emergencies were Mahon who started with the hospital in checks a patient in If you fail to contact your telephone the hospital to advise the emergency room nurse that you are coming and have not been able to reach your own The emergency room staff will then make arrangements for a physician to treat THE DAILY emergency service by local physicians is rotated among the practitioners on the medical Although the emergency nurse will know where to call the he may not be in residence at the hospital during the entire 24 but he will be immediately This physician will respond promptly need Sometimes there are unavoidable delays when patients present themselves to the emergency A seriously ill of will take precedence over one who has minor WHEN ALL available personnel are busy with critically ill patients already in the there may be some waiting period for those who come to the emergency but every patient will be It is necessary to make a minimal charge for every visit to the emergency In addition to drugs jand special treatment and there charge for the services of the THESE charges do not include the fee for the The doctor who is caring for a patient in the emergency room is not paid private physician and his charges are separate from the hospital South Davis Community Hospital is presently in the process of acquiring an intercommunication system between hospital and ambulances of Davis County and adjacent WE FEEL that this will greatly enhance the service that is rendered to patients that are transported by With this system we will have direct communication between the ambulances and other and other similar services throughout the state of We recognize that the has pital emergency room is a vital part or the needs of the Health Care Our desire at South Davis Community Hospital is to meet the needs of the people and the medical practitioners with a complete and adequate |