Emergency Medicine

UK Chandler Hospital Emergency Department

ED entrance: Limestone & Hospital Drive: Directions >
Lexington, KY 40536
859-323-5901 Urgent care CALL 911

UK Chandler Hospital Emergency Department provides:

• A Level I Trauma Center certified by the American College of Surgeons, one of only two in

   
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• Kentucky.
  A Level I Trauma Center provides the highest level of surgical care to trauma patients and has a full range of specialists and equipment available 24 hours a day.
• The new Makenna David Pediatric Emergency Center, a part of Kentucky Children's Hospital and the only 24-hour pediatric emergency and trauma care center in eastern Kentucky. Board-certified emergency medicine physicians and pediatric nurses take care of infants and children in a child-friendly area that has a separate waiting room and private treatment rooms with flat screen TVs and soon, video games.   
• An entry point to the UK HealthCare system for critically ill or injured patients.
• Immediate, direct care to patients in cases of life-threatening emergencies
• A full range of critical care for adult and pediatric patients
• Access to the resources of all specialty and subspecialty services in the hospital at all times
• Highly trained staff working to make you comfortable and get you the treatment you deserve in the shortest amount of time possible

  Our Physicians

 Neonatal/Pediatric Emergency Transport

UK Chandler Hospital Emergency Department Specialties:

• acute cardiopulmonary conditions
• acute neurological disorders
• air medical care and transport
• event medical services
• hyperbaric medicine
• major trauma/level I trauma center
• poisonings and hazardous materials exposure
• pediatric emergencies
• burns and thermal emergencies

UK Chandler Hospital ED administers the following programs:

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT) Services
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• The Hyperbaric chamber allows cardiac rhythm monitoring, intravenous infusions, mechanical ventilation, and air breaks for patients undergoing treatment.
• The service follows the approved uses of hyperbaric treatment as developed by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society and the approved indications for hyperbaric treatment as established by Medicare.
• Equipment used is a Sechrist monoplace chamber capable of pressures to 3.0 ATA (atmospheres absolute or 66 psi).

Air Medical Service
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• UK HealthCare Emergency Medicine provides medical direction to the PHI Air Medical Transport Lexington-based helicopter.
• Air medical transport services provide rapid critical care transport of acutely ill and injured patients throughout central and eastern Kentucky.

Event Medical Services
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UK HealthCare Emergency Medicine provides medical direction and physician support to the UK Chandler Hospital Event Medical Services program. This program provides onsite medical care to large public events including:

• football and basketball games
• auto racing
• concerts
• horse shows

This service provides the necessary staff and equipment for large gatherings, including:

• physicians
• nurses
• paramedics
• emergency medical technicians (EMTs)
• air medical helicopter
• ground ambulances
• medical supplies

To make an appointment or find a physician, please call UK HealthCare at 859-257-1000 or toll free 1-800-333-8874.
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