What is the ED at University like?
The University ED is a very busy level 2 trauma center, which sees a large volume of very sick medical patients. The department has 25 beds, plus a fast-track zone where patients with minor medical complaints and minor trauma are treated 12 hours a day. There is 24 hour attending coverage in the ED and attendings staff all patients with the residents. Along with the attendings, EM3 residents manage department flow and supervise EM2 residents, interns, and medical students. Although the University Hospital is in the process of relocating to a new main campus (University Hospital at Fitzsimmons), the current ED is less than five years old and continues to see a high volume of patients. The current hospital has a state of the art cath lab facilities and remains a major regional tertiary referral center.
