For those who live, work, and play in the Chippewa Valley, around-the-clock, high-quality emergency service, available anytime to everyone is expected. St. Joseph's Hospital is Chippewa County's health care provider with full-time,
24-hour emergency physician coverage.
The Emergency Service Area at St. Joseph's Hospital is staffed 24 hours a day with board-certified emergency room physicians and specially trained nurses experienced in caring for patients with a variety of medical, surgical, and trauma-related emergencies. Our skilled team treats an estimated 16,000 patients annually.
In July of 2009 we welcomed Infinity HealthCare, one of the largest emergency medicine physician groups in the Midwest, to our organization. With a 33-year history of clinical excellence, Infinity HealthCare recruits only board-certified and residency-trained emergency medicine physicians, leading to the highest quality care for patients.
Additionally, our nursing staff is credentialed with Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) or Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). They are supported by a full complement of ancillary services, including radiology, imaging and lab services, biohazard and disaster preparedness, and Advanced Life Support ground and air medical service transport.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has designated St. Joseph's Hospital as a level III Trauma Care Facility, making us the only state-designated level III trauma center in Chippewa County.
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TAKE A TOUR
Get a guided video tour from
our team and see the recent ER
renovation/expansion that our
whole community made possible.
This service - intended for patients with abrasions, bruises, burns, sore throats, ear aches, rashes, insect bites, allergies, coughs, upper respiratory illnesses and other ailments. Patients wishing to utilize Urgent Care should report to the ER for initial triage.
Urgent Care is staffed by board-certified Infinity HealthCare emergency physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
For more information on Urgent
Care Services, please call
(715) 717-7220.
We offer bedside registration and discharge, keeping patients from longer waits before and after treatment.
As the hub for emergency disaster management for Chippewa County, our emergency readiness includes a decontamination center, hazardous materials tents, pharmaceutical supplies, and protective gear.
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, our staff works hard to make the experience of each patient and family member the best it can be.
You were there for us. And now we're here for you—with better, faster, more advanced life-saving expertise than ever before.
Presenting the Chippewa Falls area's new ER.
With 24/7 coverage by board-certified ER physicians, you'll find specialized cardiac
care and "fast track" rooms at the only Level III Trauma Center in Chippewa County.
It's backed by the hospital's full services, including lab, MRI and CT scanning, a new
ICU and five new surgical suites. And most importantly, you'll find the dedicated
compassion of our highly skilled and dedicated team.
• 13,000 square feet of space
(more than twice the current
5,000 square feet
• 3 cardiac/major medical rooms
• 3 suture/minor medical room
• 7 "fast track" lower acuity
rooms
• Completion by late 2010
• Total project cost:
$6.7 million
PHYSICIANS
The Emergency Department at St. Joseph's Hospital is managed and staffed by Infinity HealthCare
WIth a 33-year history of clinical excellence, Infinity HealthCare recruits only board-certified and residency-trained emergency medicine physicians, leading to the highest-quality care for patients.
At St. Joseph's Hospital, Dr. Brian Pauley serves as Medical Director of Emergency Services, with Dr. Chris Felton appointed as Administrative Medical Director.
THE RIGHT RESPONSE
We graciously thank everyone for their overwhelming support and contributions of more than $4.1 million toward the future of emergency medical care in the Chippewa Falls area.
NOTE: With Infinity HealthCare serving St. Joseph's Hospital, one change patients will notice is that they will now receive two bills when they
come to the Emergency Department - one from St. Joseph's and one from Infinity. Previously, the physician fees were part of the hospital bill.
