Most people do not plan for emergencies, but when sudden serious or life-threatening
illness or injury strikes, Parrish Medical Center is here to serve you.
Parrish Medical Center's Emergency Department is honored to treat more
than 40,000 patients per year. We are a nationally certified Primary Stroke
Center and are nationally recognized for saving more lives through our
safe practices.
Triage Emergency Classifications
Our goal is to see and treat each patient as quickly as possible. Due to
the nature of the emergency department, patients are seen in order of
the seriousness of their injury or illness - not on a first-come, first-served
basis. Rendering lifesaving care to emergent (the critically ill or injured)
patients are always given priority.
When you arrive, you will be triaged. Your medical condition will be classified as
emergent, very urgent, urgent, semi-urgent and
non-urgent depending the acuity of your illness or injury.
**Be sure to let someone know if your condition worsens while waiting for
treatment. This may be a sign that your condition needs more immediate
attention.
Discharge Instructions
Upon being released you will be given a customized computer-generated information
sheet called "discharge instructions." As part of the discharge
process, you will be referred to your family physician for follow-up.
If you do not have a family physician, we will give you the name of a
PMC on-call physician. If you have questions after being released or about
your follow-up visit, please contact us at 268-6130.
