What is the emergency department like at Denver Health Medical Center?
The emergency department at Denver Health Medical Center is a very busy urban emergency department and Level 1 trauma center. There is a high volume of sick trauma patients, as well as unstable medical patients seen in the department. The department is physically divided into a medicine and a trauma side. Our residents are expected to work on both sides of the department during each shift and are responsible for taking care or the sickest patients in the department. All pediatric trauma patients presenting to DHMC are seen and treated in the ED. For 12 hours a day, the Pediatric Urgent Care Center sees and treats the medical pediatric cases. Similarly, for 12 hours a day, minor medical complaints in adult patients are evaluated and treated in the Adult Walk-In Clinic. In the “off hours” both medical pediatric patients and adults with minor medical problems are treated in the emergency department. There are a variable number of medical students and interns working in the emergency depar
The emergency department at Denver Health Medical Center is a very busy urban emergency department and Level 1 trauma center. There is a high volume of sick trauma patients, as well as unstable medical patients seen in the department. The department is physically divided into a medicine and a trauma side. Our residents are expected to work on both sides of the department during each shift and are responsible for taking care or the sickest patients in the department. All pediatric trauma patients presenting to DHMC are seen and treated in the ED. For 12 hours a day, the Pediatric Urgent Care Center sees and treats the medical pediatric cases. Similarly, for 12 hours a day, minor medical complaints in adult patients are evaluated and treated in the Adult Walk-In Clinic. In the “off hours” both medical pediatric patients and adults with minor medical problems are treated in the emergency department.
