Morristown Memorial Hospital has been training residents in emergency medicine since 1982. The 85 graduates of the program practice throughout the United States in a variety of settings, including academic, community and urban hospitals. Many have gone on to academic and community hospital leadership positions in emergency medicine. The newly renovated 20,000 square foot Emergency Department features increased patient care areas, office space, a conference room and a library. Trauma facilities include a large bay equipped for multiple patients and a full complement of the latest equipment.
Patients arrive throughout northwestern New Jersey via helicopter and ambulance.
There is a separate waiting area and examination area for pediatric patients. There is also a designated area for ambulatory patients, with an x-ray room within the department for fast turnaround. From multiple terminals within the department, residents are able to access Poisindex, and are also able to access Medline. There is an extensive emergency medicine library available on-site. The Emergency Department is a paramedic base station.