Emergency Medicine & Trauma
Expertise in emergency medicine and life-saving care
Loyola Medicine’s highly trained emergency physicians provide integrated care for every medical emergency. The state of Illinois and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has designated Loyola a Level I Trauma Center, the only trauma center in Illinois to receive this designation from both organizations.
Our Level I Trauma Center and nationally renowned Burn Center handle some of the most serious trauma cases in the region, seeing over 40,000 seriously ill and injured patients every year.
The pediatric trauma program at Loyola treats 15,000 children and adolescents in the Chicago suburbs' only around-the-clock pediatric trauma program. It is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by Loyola's board-certified pediatric emergency and emergency medicine doctors.
Emergency Medicine & Trauma Sub-specialties
With one of the busiest burn centers in the Midwest, Loyola's specialists have vast experience providing medical and surgical treatments for burns and traumatic injuries.
Loyola Medicine’s emergency department treats over 40,000 critically ill and injured patients every year.
As a Level I Trauma Center, Loyola has an expert trauma team on staff to treat all varieties of broken bones and fractures.
Loyola Medicine is regarded as national leader in burn, trauma and emergency care and a committed advocate in reducing pediatric burn injuries.
Loyola offers the only around-the-clock pediatric trauma program in Chicago's suburbs and treats over 15,000 pediatic patients every year.
Loyola's spine fracture and trauma team includes orthopaedic surgeons and trauma specialists who work with neurologists and neurosurgeons to care for you and your injury.
You can find comprehensive surgical critical care and trauma care at Loyola Medicine's Level I Trauma Center and internationally acclaimed Burn Center.
Loyola's Trauma Center has been designated by the state of Illinois and American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Level I Trauma Center.
Our Emergency Medicine and Trauma Team
Our Locations
Office
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153
Phone: (888)584-7888
LUMC - Emergency Medicine Department
2160 S First Ave
Bldg 110 Room 1260
Maywood, IL 60153
Phone: (708)216-8705
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News
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June 29, 2023
Tips on Firework Safety from Doctors
Loyola Medicine doctors explain safety precautions if using fireworks that can reduce or prevent injuries.
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June 20, 2022
Keeley Center for Emergency Medicine Announced
Read about the gift that established the new Barbara G. and John L. Keeley, Jr. Center for Emergency Medicine Education at Loyola Medicine.
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March 16, 2021
Ketamine Study
MAYWOOD, IL – A recent Loyola Medicine study found that reducing the standard dose of IV-administe...
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May 5, 2020
Gottlieb Memorial Hospitals Renovated and Expanded Emergency Department Now Open
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital’s renovated and expanded emergency department opens today, May 5, 2020. The expansion will accommodate an increase in daily patient visits and future growth to meet the needs of Melrose Park and surrounding communities.
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February 26, 2020
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital ICU Receives AACN Silver Beacon Award for Excellence in Patient Care
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) has received a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) for “providing safe, patient-centered and evidence-based care to patients and families."
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September 8, 2019
How Sepsis Care Program Saves Lives and Reduces Costs
A sepsis care quality improvement program saves lives, shortens hospital stays and reduces healthcare costs, according to a study by researchers at Loyola Medicine and Loyola University Chicago.
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September 5, 2019
Patients Receive Critical Drug More Quickly When Pharmacists Are in the Emergency Department
A study by Loyola Medicine researchers have found when a pharmacist is present in the emergency department, patients receive the coagulation drug much more quickly, resulting in less time in the intensive care unit and shorter hospital stays.
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February 21, 2019
Artificial Intelligence Can Identify Trauma Patients Who Misuse Alcohol
A first-of-its kind study has demonstrated that an artificial intelligence technique can be used to identify trauma patients who misuse alcohol from researchers at Loyola Medicine and Loyola University Chicago.
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February 7, 2019
Loyola Medicine Receives Platinum Award for Heart Attack Care
Loyola Medicine has received the American College of Cardiology's Platinum Performance Achievement award for providing superior care to heart attack patients.