Emergency Medicine

Adult and pediatric emergency care

Our Emergency Department has 65 private patient bays, a dedicated waiting room for our pediatric patients, and dedicated space for our behavioral health patients. We provide both adult and pediatric emergency care. 

We are a Level III Trauma Center, a highest-ranked Stroke Center, and the first hospital on the North Shore to offer advanced care for sexual assault patients.  Find out when to use urgent care vs. an emergency room 

Epstein Center for Behavioral Health

Adjacent and integrated into the ED is the 120-bed Epstein Center for Behavioral Health, with dedicated floors for adults, children and seniors.

Salem Hospital Chair of Emergency Medicine Phillip L. Rice, Jr., MD, lays out steps you can follow in a bleeding emergency. Read how to stop a wound from bleeding