Emergency care
Emergency care is the treatment of unexpected, severe medical injuries or infections. It is typically delivered in an emergency room or an ambulance. Our emergency medicine physicians stabilize your condition as quickly as possible to prepare you for the next step of care or discharge.
24/7 emergency room (ER) in Las Vegas
When you or your loved one has a health emergency, we work on providing treatments as quickly as possible.
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center has provided the Clark County community with emergency care for decades. Our full-service ERs are staffed by experienced physicians, specialists and nurses, offering diagnostics, critical care and monitoring.
Conditions treated in our emergency department
Many health issues can bring adults and children to the emergency room, including:
- Abdominal pain
- Animal bites
- Asthma attacks
- Burns
- Chest pain in adults
- Croup in children
- Cuts, abrasions and deep bruises
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty breathing
- Fainting
- Fevers over 102 degrees in children
- Fractures
- Head injuries
- Injuries requiring stitches
- Low-speed motor vehicle accidents
- Psychiatric emergencies
- Sprains
- Strains
- Sudden dizziness or weakness
- Sudden or severe pain
- Vomiting
Specialized emergency services
Our skilled emergency department teams treat your unexpected illnesses and injuries quickly and effectively. We offer an array of services that can help you toward recovery.
Emergency imaging services
Advanced digital imaging and other diagnostics are readily available at our ER. The imaging services we offer include:
- Computerized tomography (CT) scans
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Ultrasounds
- X-rays
High-quality chest pain and stroke care
As an accredited Chest Pain Center and certified Primary Stroke Center, we offer nationally recognized care for your health needs. When you feel pain or tightness in your chest, or if your loved one experiences stroke symptoms, our facility is ready to provide the fast and effective cardiovascular care and lifesaving stroke treatments you need.
Pediatric emergency care
In addition to treating adults, we also provide high-quality ER services for your child or teenager. Our pediatric emergency doctors, nurses and specialists are specially trained to relate to children and treat them with their perspective in mind. Should the need for more specialized treatments arise, we have access to Sunrise Children’s Hospital.
Our ER locations and wait times
An unexpected health emergency can be stressful. We reduce your stress through our emergency room network, which offers shortened wait times, faster diagnostics and more efficient treatments.
Emergency care locations
Our 24/7 emergency rooms are located on the main hospital campus. Emergency services are also available at our freestanding locations, ER at The Lakes, ER at Desert's Edge and ER at S. Las Vegas Boulevard. We provide the Greater Las Vegas area with life-saving care, diagnostic treatments and advanced digital imaging for adults and children. All of our ERs are prepared for your arrival at a moment’s notice.
ER wait times
You can text “ER” to 32222 to check our average ER wait times. Note that ER wait times are approximate and provided for informational purposes only. If you are having a medical emergency, call 911.
The ER wait time represents the time it takes to see a qualified medical professional, defined as a doctor of medicine (MD), doctor of osteopathy (DO), physician assistant (PA) or advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP). ER wait times represent a four-hour rolling average updated every 30 minutes and are defined as patient arrival time until the time a qualified medical professional greets the patient. Patients are triaged at arrival and are then seen by a qualified medical professional in priority order based on their presenting complaint and reason for visit.