Emergency Medicine

Cook County Health’s emergency departments care for over 120,000 patients each year at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital and Provident Hospital. Stroger Hospital is the busiest Level 1 Trauma Center in Illinois.

Cook County Health’s two emergency rooms are fully equipped to handle a variety of medical emergencies, including (but not limited to):

• Broken bones
• Chest pain
• Difficulty breathing
• Emergency cancer care
• Emergency ultrasound services
• Heart attacks
• Heavy or uncontrolled bleeding
• Loss of consciousness
• Strokes
• Severe pain
• Toxicology services, including overdoses or exposure to toxic substances
• Trauma or burns

Stroger Hospital offers a ‘no wait’ Pediatric Emergency Department where our pediatric emergency medicine specialists provide outstanding patient care in a safe and child-focused environment.

If you’re experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately or visit one of our emergency rooms at Stroger Hospital or Provident Hospital, open 24 hours, 7 days a week.