Emergency Medicine
Welcome from the Director
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As Director of the Emergency Department, I am proud to lead a group of professionals who are completely dedicated to providing the best medical care available in New York. We not only treat people well, we care for them like they are family. In fact, our Emergency Department is the place other physicians and nurses choose to come to if they or their loved ones require emergency care.
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The Emergency Department will be completely renovated over the next two years providing individual rooms with the latest enhancements to ensure patient safety and hygiene. By January of 2007 a state of the art 64 slice CT scanner will be in place in our department to help in the rapid diagnosis of cardiac and other diseases.
Our Magnet Award-winning nursing staff is renowned for their compassion and sensitivity to patients’ needs. The board certified physicians collaborate with the hospital medical staff to offer first rate care to every patient.
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- Mark P. Hoornstra, M.D., Director Emergency Medicine
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Department Overview
The Emergency Department at St. Francis Hospital specializes in the urgent treatment of medical and cardiovascular conditions. However, as an extremely active Emergency Department, we manage a range of medical and surgical conditions. Every patient is seen by a board certified attending physician, and our department has the full technical and medical support of the institution.
Nurses specially trained in Emergency Medicine are assigned to each patient who arrives at our department.
The Emergency Department enjoys outstanding patient satisfaction scores. Patient reviews of nursing care and physician satisfaction are consistently the best on Long Island.
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Conditions Treated
The Emergency Department is a wide-ranging emergency department with specialized support available in all medical areas.
The department treats many pediatric as well as orthopedic emergencies and its board certified physicians are well versed in a multitude of medical and surgical conditions.
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Key Treatments
The Emergency Department focuses on stabilizing acute medical conditions and facilitates the smooth transition of a patient to inpatient hospital care when necessary. Our focus is to always provide compassionate and comprehensive care of a patient’s needs.
When less critical care is necessary, the department emphasizes rapid, comprehensive evaluation and treatment.
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