EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

The Emergency Department is the frontline facility and services of Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center provide primarily for treatment of clients requiring immediate medical care. The Emergency Department of Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center (Dr. PJGMRMC) is a newly built, modern, and state-of-the-art facility that aims to improve and continue the delivery of early treatment for patients with wide range of illnesses and injuries that could be life-threatening and requires urgent care.

We are following here the basic philosophy of every Emergency Department, the concept that every patient, whatever his complaint is entitled to a prompt, courteous and efficiently from a medical point of view and with a spirit of community service and must have adequate physical facilities and competent staff to ensure high quality patient care.

VISION

To be recognized as the leading hospital in Central Luzon for Quality Emergency Services.

MISSION

The ED of Dr. PJGMRMC is committed to deliver a quality health care services to acutely ill and injured clients through compassionate, caring and competent personnel through excellent service and research-based practice.

CORE VALUES

People-centered

Excellence

Integrity

Evidence-based Decision Making

Professionalism

SERVICES OFFERED

Trauma and General Surgery

Road traffic accidents

Gunshot wounds

Burn and thermal injuries

Spine injuries

Head injuries

Severe abdominal pain

Ingestion of caustic substance

Blunt chest and abdominal injuries

Limb pain associated with discoloration of affected extremity

Category III Animal Bites

Orthopedic Emergencies

All types of bone injuries that requires immediate immobilization such as casting, mold application, weight tractions and closed reduction.

Medical and Toxicological Services

Cardiac arrest

Heart attack

Stroke

Choking

Moderate to severe asthma attacks and difficulty of breathing

Seizures / convulsions

Drug / substance ingestion

Behavioral changes

Profuse non-traumatic bleeding

Covid – 19 and other related variants.

Pediatric Services

High-grade fever

Moderate to severe difficulty of breathing (mild to severe)

Active seizure / convulsion

Lethargy or difficult to awaken

Frequent vomiting

Loose watery stools with increased purging

Ingestion of foreign body

Poor feeding or inability to feed or drink

Obstetric and Gynecological Services

Active labor

Profuse vaginal bleeding

Precipitous delivery

Abortion

Perineal mass/tumors

Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS)

All patients with acute condition of ear, nose and throat.

Ophthalmology

All patients with acute eye and peri-orbital conditions

Medico-Legal Consultation for:

Acts of Social Violence Injuries / Event

Vehicular Accidents

Mauling

Murder, etc.

Suicide

Rape Victims

Child abuse

Other conditions requiring medico-legal examinations