By combining three Emergency Departments, each located in a hospital of national repute, with differing patient demographics, the GW program offers residents the broadest possible training experience. I Trauma Center located in the heart of the nation's capital. Plans are now underway to begin construction on a new hospital. It is expected to be complete and open in 2001. Emergency residency may be involved with the 500 yearly Aircare helicopter transports and scene rescues directed by the Emergency Department.
Resident accompaniment is optional.
The Hospital is certified as a Level I Trauma Center in teh District of Columbia. As a result of Georgetown's strenth in adult and pediatric medical specialties, teh ED receives a broad range of patients with both primary care illnesses as well as those requiring highly specialized care. This section is under construction, please click on link above. During this rotation, residents work directly with full-time faculty and Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellows. With a census of 45,000 patient visits per year, CNMC sees a diverse group of pediatric patients which includes a large number of urban patients, as well as chronic tertiary care patients.