Emergency and Urgent Care
At Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, we bring the highest standards of emergency care to our community. Each of our hospitals offers an emergency team with a strong reputation for quality treatment, efficiency and patient satisfaction.
Board Certified Emergency Physicians
Each of our emergency departments is staffed with full time physicians who are all residency trained in emergency medicine and ABEM (American Board of Emergency Medicine) certified. A Chest Pain Accreditation by the Society of Chest Pain Centers means that we are able to reduce time to treatment during the critical early stages of a heart attack and better monitor patients to determine whether they are having a heart attack.
Minimal Wait Time, Serving Patients 24-7
Our patients are treated within minutes of arrival. A unique registration process, triaging system, state-of-the-art electronic patient tracking, immediate access to support services and a high degree of teamwork make this possible. Each of our locations offers emergency care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Some of our Emergency Services include:
- Asthma management
- Early intervention for heart attacks and strokes
- Evaluation and management of acute abdominal pain
- Expertise in lacerations, crush injuries, burns, abrasions
- Management of trauma conditions: falls, motor vehicle accidents, fractures, sprains
- Treatment for acute eye conditions
- Treatment of migraines
- Treatment for infections including: pneumonia, kidney, skin, blood
Advanced Technologies
We use the most current technology for fast and effective treatment including a 64-slice CT scanner, a non-invasive tool to diagnose coronary artery disease. The scanner is safer, more accurate and cost effective than stress testing and can eliminate the need for an invasive catheterization procedure.
Seeking Emergency Care:
If any of the following life-threatening conditions are present, call 911 immediately:
- Chest pain lasting two minutes or more
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
If the situation is not life-threatening, but still requires emergency medical treatment, you may choose to transport the patient to the hospital yourself. Some examples of emergency situations may be:
- Change in mental status (confusion, incoherence, listlessness)
- Coughing or vomiting blood
- Severe or persistent vomiting or diarrhea
- Sudden or severe pain
- Sudden dizziness, weakness or change in vision
Walk In Clinics
For those times when someone has non-life-threatening injuries that require non-emergent medical attention, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare -All Saints in Racine and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – Franklin offer Walk-in Care. Our Walk-In Care does not schedule appointments. Patients are seen on a first come, first served basis.
For more information about our hospital emergency care and walk-in clinics:
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - All Saints
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare -Elmbrook Memorial
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – Franklin
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – St. Francis
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - St. Joseph
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare -Wisconsin Heart Hospital
Urgent Care
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – Wauwatosa’s and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - St. Francis Urgent Care Center provides “quick care” for injuries, illnesses, and other health problems that are not life threatening. Staffed by emergency physicians and staff, the Center offers a unique evaluation area that allows patients to be assessed by a nurse as soon as they arrive at the center—even before registration.
