Lawnwood Regional Medical Center - EM

Facility Information:

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center is a 380-bed acute-care hospital offering a full range of services. Lawnwood is home to the most experienced Heart Institute on the Treasure Coast and offers diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic care, including open-heart surgery. Other hospital services include a 24/7 emergency department, pediatric emergency department, labor/delivery and birthing, pediatrics, orthopedics, oncology, nuclear medicine, diagnostic services, and a full range of inpatient and outpatient general surgical services. Lawnwood provides the area’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Level II Trauma Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Compressive Stroke Center.

ED Profile:

• Level II Trauma Center
• 80,000 annual patient visits
• 42-bed ED including fast track
• 3 trauma bays, including 1 pediatric
• 60 hours of physician coverage and 48 hours of APP coverage
• Independent contractor status

Community Information: 

Situated on the "Treasure Coast" of Florida, named after the famed sinking of a Spanish treasure fleet in 1715, Fort Pierce is one of the oldest communities on the east coast of Florida. It is an area of lush tropical old Florida charm, located 120 miles north of Miami. It boasts a thriving and colorful downtown area with marina and riverfront. Convenient to miles of beautiful beaches, great golf and numerous outdoor activities, it has easy access to US 1, I-95 and the Florida Turnpike.

http://www.cityoffortpierce.com