The Emergency Department at Jefferson gives patients access to the full breadth and depth of expertise available at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. The Department offers excellent emergency care-whether for cuts and sprains or more serious injuries or illnesses.

Available 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the week and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekends, Jefferson’s Fast Track care meets the needs of patients with relatively routine emergencies. For more serious conditions, patients of the Emergency Department at Jefferson can take advantage of these hospital resources:

• Chest Pain Center
• Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center
• Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley
• Sexual Assault Center
• Sickle Cell Program
• Stroke Center

Jefferson’s Emergency Department also offers the benefits of:

• 24-hour/7-day-a-week care
• Treatment rooms with advanced diagnostic and monitoring equipment—including CT scanning
• Comfortable waiting area
• More private examining rooms

In a true medical emergency, always go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.

	Transfer a Patient easily with Jefferson's patient Transfer Center.			Learn more about South Philadelphia's  Emergency Department at Methodist.			Be prepared with Jefferson's common risks for travelers.