About the Emergency Department

 

Our department offers round-the-clock attending level care to all patients. We have built processes that bring the best in evidence-based emergency care to the bedside using the most advanced equipment and resources to deliver timely, lifesaving therapies to over 48,000 cases annually. Our team of highly trained physicians, nurses, residents and ancillary staff can handle all types of emergencies from acute medical/surgical cases to obstetrics and pediatric emergencies. Furthermore, we offer unique services that include Toxicology Care covered by medical toxicologists, Sports Medicine covered by a sports medicine specialist, and Pediatric Emergency Services with oversight by American Board-certified specialist in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. With fourty-three beds, three trauma bays, extensive monitoring capacity, available bedside ultrasonography, dedicated imaging room, advanced airway equipment and real-time electronic tracking capacity, our ED is equipped to handle the most critical cases. 

With a vision of promoting excellence in Emergency Medicine not just at our institution but across Lebanon and the region, in 2012 we established the first Emergency Medicine specialist supervised EM residency training program in Lebanon that has since gone on to become one of the first programs in Lebanon to be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International and the Arab Board. 

In addition to our clinical and educational mission, our department is committed to promoting globally and locally relevant research, with a focus on contemporary acute health issue. Through their research, our faculty are not only beginning to define local emergency needs and pathology but also studying interventions with practice changing potential. 

The Department of Emergency Medicine at AUBMC is proud to be leading the growth of Emergency Medicine at such a pivotal phase in its young history in Lebanon. 

Clinical Services 

• Pediatric service: The AUBMC Emergency Department is the only ED in Lebanon that offers specialized Pediatric Emergency Medicine services. Staffed with 24/7 on-site specialists our ED is ready to care for all pediatric emergencies from broken bones to pneumonias. Our dedicated team of physicians and nurses have created a child friendly environment, catering to your child or adolescent’s every need. We provide advanced pain management, evidence-based-standardized care and are always prepared to offer pediatric sub-specialist consults. 
• Toxicology service: The ED offers round the clock acute toxicology care through on-site Emergency Medicine specialized faculty and additional Tele-medical expert support from Emory University Clinical Toxicologists. 
• Trauma service: The ED, in collaboration with the Surgery Department, offers a comprehensive trauma service to complex trauma patients through an activation system that brings together a multi-disciplinary team of specialists trained in Acute Trauma Life Support and best-practice trauma care.   
• Acute Heart Service: The ED, in collaboration with Cardiology Division, offers state of the art approach to patients presenting with acute heart attacks following evidence-based protocols, achieving door-to-balloon times comparable to the top heart centers globally. 
• Stroke: The ED, in collaboration with Neurology, Radiology, and Laboratory Departments, offers the best in multi-disciplinary, timely care to acute stroke patients through standardized, evidence-based protocols that deliver clot-busting agents to eligible patients. 
• Sports Medicine: The ED provides care for sports-related injuries, offering assessment and treatment for athletes. In collaboration with orthopedic specialists and physical therapists, we manage injuries such as fractures, sprains, and concussions. 
• Other services: The ED embraces best practices and follows protocols and pathways to standardize the care of patients presenting with the most common diseases from acute medical emergencies, to surgical, pediatrics and obstetric acute care.