Emergency Dept./Trauma Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

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Emergency Dept services include:
Level 1 Trauma Center
Express Care Clinic
Pediatric Trauma Care
Burn Center
Spinal Cord Injury Center
Sexual Assault Response Team
Rapid Medical Evaluation Unit

The Emergency Department at SCVMC is the busiest in Santa Clara County, treating 250 patients a day or 90,000 patients every year. The department consists of physicians with specialized training in emergency medicine, emergency medical resident, physician assistants, and over 90 nurses. Department staff also educates residents from other specialties and medical students from a number of medical schools, including Stanford.

Our professional staff provides this care to patients with a wide-range of emergency medical problems – adult medical, pediatric, traumatic a, and psychiatric conditions -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The nurses of the Emergency Department are Advanced Cardiac Life (ACLS) and Trauma Nurse certified and many are also certified Emergency Room Nurses (CEN). All physicians on staff are either Board Certified or Board Prepared in Emergency Medicine.

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  16 June 2023

  On Monday, February 20th, the Seismic Safety Project team will be modifying the Emergency Department (ED) Drop-off area. This modification is needed to improve patient, staff and visitor safety while allowing for the next phase of tunnel construction that will link the Receiving and Support Center to the Main Hospital. Please see maps for Vehicle and Pedestrian access to the Emergency Department.

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  14 June 2023

  An important feature of the SCVMC Emergency Dept/Trauma Center is the helipad, which is located on the roof of the Trauma Center building.

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  07 August 2023

  Medical needs can be unanticipated. But when an emergency happens, our emergency department, urgent care center and trauma center are here to provide the right care, in the right place at the right time.