The UAB Hospital Emergency Department provides compassionate and immediate care for critically ill or injured adult patients. Round-the-clock access to world-class specialists makes UAB Hospital’s Emergency Department the best choice for the highest level of care when you need it. UAB is the only hospital in Alabama currently designated as a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, and it is a regional referral center for head trauma, spinal cord trauma, burns, and other serious conditions. Our state-of-the-art facility is backed by the full resources of UAB Medicine. UAB Medicine’s emergency physicians are on the forefront of modern medical care, and our nurses have repeatedly been honored for their patient-centered practices through the designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as Alabama’s only Magnet hospital.

In addition to our primary role as the provider for outstanding emergency medical care at the premier academic emergency department in the state of Alabama, the UAB Hospital Emergency Department has significantly expanded our services in the areas of clinical care, emergency medicine education, and National Institutes of Health-funded emergency medicine research. Our clinical services now extend beyond the walls of the Emergency Department, as our faculty and staff provide specialized patient care in multiple areas of the medical center.

Emergency Room | UAB Hospital offers specialized care in:

• Trauma

• Stroke

• Cardiac Emergencies

• Burn Care

• Chest Pain Evaluation

• Hyperbaric and Wound Care

• General Emergency Medicine

Emergency Room | UAB Hospital maintains high-quality standards by:

• Implementing evidence-based practices

• Engaging in continuous staff education and training

• Utilizing advanced medical technologies

• Fostering a culture of patient safety and satisfaction

Vision:
To be the premier provider of patient-centered research, innovative care, and training in emergency medicine in the state of Alabama and beyond, creating value for the Heersink School of Medicine, UAB, our alumni, and our community that invests in us.

Mission:
To provide high-quality emergency care to the people of the State of Alabama and the Southeastern United States, with compassion and respect for each patient; to educate physicians in the discipline of emergency medicine, so that they may provide excellence in emergency care to those patients; and to advance the science of emergency medicine through research, for the ultimate benefit of the health and well-being of all emergency patients throughout our society.

Emergency Room | UAB Hospital has been recognized for:

• Designated as a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons

• Part of Alabama’s busiest and most comprehensive Stroke Center

• First emergency department in the area to provide therapeutic hypothermia therapy for patients resuscitated after cardiac arrest

• Critical role in UAB’s Chest Pain Center, which consistently ranks among the state’s fastest facilities for delivering life-saving treatment to heart attack patients

• New Hyperbarics and Wound Care Center delivering 100 percent oxygen at pressures greater than atmospheric pressure to help difficult wounds heal more quickly and effectively