Critical Care at Arnot Health

Arnot Health offers high-quality emergency care services at each of its three affiliated hospitals. Our various specialty units and services across the system can assist in a variety of emergency health situations.

When should you go to an Emergency Department? 
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) offers a list of warning signs that indicate a medical emergency:

• Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
• Chest or upper abdominal pain or pressure
• Fainting, sudden dizziness, weakness
• Changes in vision
• Confusion or changes in mental status
• Any sudden or severe pain
• Uncontrolled bleeding
• Severe or persistent vomiting or diarrhea
• Coughing or vomiting blood
• Suicidal feelings
• Difficulty speaking
• Shortness of breath
• Unusual abdominal pain

Emergency Trauma Center Arnot Ogden Medical Center
600 Roe Avenue
Elmira, NY 14901
In an emergency dial 911
For information call 607-737-4194.
To speak with a registered nurse call Health on Demand at 607-737-4499 or 800-952-2662. 

Heart Attack Care
Emergency intervention for heart attacks is coordinated with a Cardiac Team of cardiologists, radiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons.  Depending on the type and severity of the heart attack, the cardiac team takes patients from the Emergency Department directly to the Arnot Health Heart and Vascular Institute.

Stroke Care
The New York State Department of Health has designated Arnot Ogden Medical Center as a Stroke Center.  We have protocols, a program of care and a team in place to care for patients presenting symptoms of stroke with a rapid, definitive treatment plan.  The multidisciplinary Stroke Team includes emergency physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, vascular surgeons, and rehabilitation specialists.

Five warning signs of stroke include:

1. Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
2. Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding 
3. Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes 
4. Sudden dizziness, loss of balance or coordination 
5. Sudden, severe headache with no known cause

Emergency Care Center St. Joseph's Hospital
555 St. Joseph's Boulevard
Elmira, New York 14901
607-737-7806
St. Joseph's Emergency Care Center provides care for life-threatening illnesses and injuries, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Emergency Care Center is staffed by full-time physicians at all times.

Burn Care
Our Intensive Care Unit includes a Regional Burn Unit.

Psychiatric Care
Mental health problems can be rooted in a physical disorder such as a brain chemical imbalance, or they can be brought on by extremely stressful situations such as divorce, unemployment, loss of a loved one or other traumatic event. St. Joseph's Behavorial Science Program treats patients with a variety of mental health diagnoses. Admission to the program is available through the Emergency Department if needed.

Addiction Rehabilitation
Before entering our addiction treatment programs, patients may be required to undergo a period of detoxification to remove the addictive substance from the body.  This occurs under close medical supervision at St. Joseph's Hospital.  You may go to the Emergency Department of St. Joseph's Hospital at any time for assessment of the need for detoxification.

Emergency Department Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital
7571 State Route 54
Bath, NY, 14810
607-776-8500
The Ira Davenport Emergency Department provides care for life-threatening illnesses and injuries, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Emergency Department is staffed by full-time physicians at all times.