Emergency and urgent care services
707 S UNIVERSITY AVE \ BEAVER DAM WI 53916 \ 920-887-7181
Our Region’s Most Advanced Emergency Department
When the unexpected hits your family, it’s comforting to know Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam has the most advanced, state-of-the-art Emergency Department in the region, featuring:
- Board-certified Emergency Medicine Physicians
- State-of-the-art technology
- Level IV Trauma designation
- An excellent arrival-to-EKG time for heart attack patients
- Access to world-class stroke care and stroke neurologists through telemedicine
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program, including SANE pediatric training
NOTE: All visitors to the MMC-BD Emergency Department will be assessed to determine whether urgent care or emergency room resources is the appropriate level of care.
The MMC-BD Emergency Department sees patients with conditions and injuries that need immediate attention, including:
- Chest pain
- Difficult breathing or shortness of breath
- Broken bones or dislocated joints
- Facial lacerations
- Deep skin abrasions or severe cuts requiring stitches
- Vaginal bleeding with pregnancy
- Fevers and rash
Hours
Emergency Department – 24 hours a day
Urgent Care Services
For an urgent, but non-life or limb-threatening health concern, urgent care services can provide immediate medical attention. Our urgent care offers medical evaluation and treatment for minor illnesses and conditions on a walk-in basis 24 hours a day.
Examples include:
- Rash
- Simple injuries
- Urinary complaints
- Minor burns and bites
- Sore throat
- Simple cold and flu symptoms
- Ear pain
- And more
Hours
Urgent Care – 24 hours a day
Telestroke
Using video technology, Telestroke enables board-certified MMC-BD ER physicians and stroke neurologists to directly interview patients and family members when a stroke is suspected. Computed Tomography (CT) scans are viewable and a treatment plan recommendation is directly communicated to ER physicians so care can begin immediately.
World-Class Technology
MMC-BD has a state-of-the-art GE Optima MR450w MRI unit, which joins our 64-slice CT scanner to provide patients with the latest technology for uncompromised image quality, expansive range of functionality and more comfortable, patient-friendly scanning experiences.
Experienced Clinical Staff
The experienced, board-certified physicians and clinical staff of the MMC-BD Emergency Department was the driving force behind the department’s Studer Group® Excellence in Patient Care Award. The department’s dedicated physicians, nurses and support staff are joined by board-certified subspecialty radiologists, providing patients with access to the most advanced medical imaging interpretations in their own community.
Options for Immediate Care
Less serious injuries and ailments are directed to MMC-BD’s Urgent Care, open 24 hours every day.
