Emergency services are offered at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the emergency room serves the trauma care needs of the regional community.
Highly qualified, board certified emergency medicine physicians provide 24-hour coverage, and the use of a physician on-call list insures the availability of additional specialists as needed. The Medical Center’s emergency care is supported by county-owned and operated emergency medical services.
The emergency room houses 44 beds including 14 trauma beds (including two major trauma rooms) and nine "fast track" beds available from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. to expedite patient care for less critical situations. In 2007, the emergency room served more than 81,000 patients.
The emergency room also has eight chest pain beds which make up the Chest Pain Center, a special area dedicated to finding the cause of chest pain. The staff of the Chest Pain Center is specially trained to make quick and accurate diagnosis. They work closely with the cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and other cardiac physician specialists on-staff as well as the staff of the Ronnie Green Heart Center at Northeast Georgia Medical Center to coordinate fast, effective treatment.
Do I Need Emergency Care?
If you have an illness or injury that is life-threatening, go to the emergency room. Typical illnesses and injuries that should be treated in the emergency room include:
- Loss of consciousness
- Severe shortness of breath
- Uncontrollable pain or bleeding
- Poisoning (First, call the Poison Control Center at 1-800-282-5846, as many poisons require immediate home treatment such as vomiting or water dilution)
- A severe or worsening reaction to an insect bite or sting or to a medication, especially if breathing is difficult
- A major injury, such as head trauma or a hard blow to the chest
- Unexplained dizziness, drowsiness or disorientation
- Coughing up or vomiting blood
- Severe or persistent vomiting
- Suicidal or homicidal feelings
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Signs of a heart attack that last two minutes or more. These include:
- Pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest
- Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach
- Shortness of breath along with or before chest discomfort
- Breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness
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Signs of a stroke. These include:
- Sudden weakness or numbing of the face, arm or leg on one side of the body
- Sudden dimness or loss of vision, particularly in one eye
- Loss of speech or trouble speaking
- Sudden, severe headaches with no known cause
- Unexplained dizziness, unsteadiness or falls when accompanied by other stroke symptoms
If you or a loved one have any of these symptoms, call 9-1-1 immediately or go to the nearest emergency room.
For minor illnesses or injuries, visit Urgent Care (3 locations to serve you):
Urgent Care Gainesville
597 South Enota Dr.
Gainesville, GA 30501
Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week
(770)219-7777
Urgent Care Braselton
(Inside Medical Plaza 1)
5875 Thompson Mill Rd., Ste. 100
Hoschton, GA 30548
Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week
(770)848-6195
Urgent Care Buford
4889 Golden Parkway, Buford, GA
Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.
(678)714-3217
Call for holiday hours.
