Emergency Medicine

The Emergency Medicine team at Lancaster General Hospital provides comprehensive, round-the-clock care. Emergency medicine physicians and highly skilled staff assess and provide prompt care for patients with wide-ranging illnesses and injuries. We use advanced technologies and comprehensive treatment programs for stroke, cardiac, reperfusion, perinatal, neonatal and trauma emergencies.

Lancaster General Hospital is the only accredited Level II Trauma Center in Lancaster County. In addition to having a trauma surgeon onsite 24 hours a day, a dedicated operating room equipped with the most advanced tools for delivering high-quality emergency treatment, is available the moment it is needed.

Our Emergency Department offers all private rooms for triage and treatment to ensure confidentiality and privacy. Patients and families are greeted upon arrival in a spacious reception area.

Areas of the Emergency Department

The Emergency Department consists of four care areas:

• Main Emergency Department—for ill or injured patients with complex or serious conditions
• FastCare—for patients with minor ailments including colds, sore throats, small lacerations or cuts, sprains, and simple broken bones
• Trauma/Resuscitation—Level II Trauma Center for patients with serious injuries
• Behavioral Health—for patients with mental health issues

Lancaster Emergency Associates

Lancaster Emergency Associates (LEA) is the exclusive provider of emergency medical services at Lancaster General Hospital, delivering high-quality, compassionate and expedient care to hospital patients.

The highly skilled LEA team also offers medical direction for several Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) agencies.

If you have questions about a bill you received from Lancaster Emergency Associates, please call 855-691-9890.