All patients discuss the reason for their visit with the triage nurse, who evaluates them and assigns them to a clinician. All patients without a scheduled appointment will first be evaluated by our traige nurse. The registered nurse conducts a brief interview to discuss the reason for your visit. This enables the nurse to determine the medical provider you should see who best meets your particular needs. Patients may not always been seen in the order in which they sign in because emergency situations are handled immediately.
Consideration is made with regard to the acuity of problems.
Also, some patients may have signed in who have an appointment at a specific time and are not a walk in patient. Patients with appointments are called out of the waiting room area at their scheduled time. When McCosh Is Closed For daytime emergencies, call 258-3141 or 911 to reach Public Safety . For after hour emergencies, call the Nurses Station at 258-3139 or 911 to reach Public Safety. Make a copy of our Emergency Phone list and keep it by your telephone.