UAMS Medical Center
Emergency Department at the UAMS Medical Center
The UAMS Medical Center Emergency Department is a state of the art facility that handles more than 60,000 visits per year with a 30% admission rate. It houses three state-of-the-art resuscitation bays, 27 beds for major and minor medicine/trauma, four psychiatric evaluation rooms, and a decontamination suite. The Emergency Department provides full-service on a 24-hour basis with in-house faculty in attendance at all times, and it is JCAHO level I accredited. The Department is capable of managing medical, trauma, neurological, surgical, and obstetrical emergencies. The telephone number for the Emergency Department is 501-526-2000.
The department also houses the Clinical Decision Unit which opened in March 2017. This is a unit staffed by APRNs and managed by the attending Emergency Medicine physicians to optimize observation admissions and provide more appropriate care to a substantial percentage of our population.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Children’s Hospital houses the busiest emergency department in the state with almost 50,000 annual patient visits, and is part of the only Arkansas hospital system devoted entirely to the care of children (Arkansas Children’s also has a hospital in Northwest Arkansas). It is staffed by Board-Certified pediatricians on a 24-hour basis. It is the primary site for the pediatric, PICU and emergency transport rotations in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program. As interns, residents rotate on the Pediatric wards admit team for two weeks followed by two weeks of ACH ED experience. The second and third year residents have continuous pediatric emergency medicine experience in the ACH ER (two to four shifts per block) throughout their remaining stay in the program. As second years, they also rotate through the PICU. Third year residents have the opportunity to complete a transport rotation with Angel One, the pediatric transport service which serves Arkansas and surrounding areas, during their ICU selective block.
Baptist Health
Baptist Health, Little Rock Campus
For over 80 years, Baptist Health has delivered quality healthcare to the citizens of Arkansas. With more than 175 points of access – including seven Arkansas hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, family clinics, therapy and wellness centers – Baptist Health is committed to delivering quality healthcare to the people of Arkansas. Residents enjoy two months of community Emergency Medicine including transport and traditional ER shifts.
John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital
John L. McClellan Memorial Veteran’s Hospital
Opened in 1984, the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital is conveniently located next to the UAMS campus. Residents participate in multiple rotations to learn adult critical care.