Emergency Medicine & Trauma
Expertise in emergency medicine and life-saving care
Loyola Medicine’s highly trained emergency physicians provide integrated care for every medical emergency. The state of Illinois and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has designated Loyola a Level I Trauma Center, the only trauma center in Illinois to receive this designation from both organizations.
Our Level I Trauma Center and nationally renowned Burn Center handle some of the most serious trauma cases in the region, seeing over 40,000 seriously ill and injured patients every year.
The pediatric trauma program at Loyola treats 15,000 children and adolescents in the Chicago suburbs' only around-the-clock pediatric trauma program. It is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by Loyola's board-certified pediatric emergency and emergency medicine doctors.
Emergency Medicine & Trauma Sub-specialties
With one of the busiest burn centers in the Midwest, Loyola's specialists have vast experience providing medical and surgical treatments for burns and traumatic injuries.
Loyola Medicine’s emergency department treats over 40,000 critically ill and injured patients every year.
As a Level I Trauma Center, Loyola has an expert trauma team on staff to treat all varieties of broken bones and fractures.
Loyola Medicine is regarded as national leader in burn, trauma and emergency care and a committed advocate in reducing pediatric burn injuries.
Loyola offers the only around-the-clock pediatric trauma program in Chicago's suburbs and treats over 15,000 pediatic patients every year.
Loyola's spine fracture and trauma team includes orthopaedic surgeons and trauma specialists who work with neurologists and neurosurgeons to care for you and your injury.
You can find comprehensive surgical critical care and trauma care at Loyola Medicine's Level I Trauma Center and internationally acclaimed Burn Center.
Loyola's Trauma Center has been designated by the state of Illinois and American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Level I Trauma Center.
Our Emergency Medicine and Trauma Team
Steve L Andrews, MD
Emergency Medicine +1 more
Accepting New Patients
Loyola Physician Partners
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Michael James Anstadt, MD
Neurocritical Care +4 more
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Debra D Baines, MD
Emergency Medicine
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Matthew Gregory Baluzy, DO
Emergency Medicine
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Brian D Barbas, MD
Emergency Medicine
Accepting New Patients
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Paula A Bebej, DO
Emergency Medicine +2 more
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Tracy Boykin-Wilson, MD
Emergency Medicine
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Mary C Boyle, MD
Emergency Medicine +1 more
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Ruben Cardoso, MD
Emergency Medicine
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Joshua Carson, MD
Surgery +2 more
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Mark E Cichon, DO
Emergency Medicine +1 more
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Shannon Rae Connolly, DO
Emergency Medicine
Accepting New Patients
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Helene Connolly, MD
Emergency Medicine
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John Michael Corcoran, MD
Emergency Medicine
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William Grady Davenport, MD
Emergency Medicine
Accepting New Patients
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Joan Dimopoulos, MD
Emergency Medicine
Loyola Physician Partners
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Kristen Marguerite Donaldson, MD
Emergency Medicine
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Amy Kule Downs, MD
Emergency Medicine
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Videos
From trauma to triumph: patient makes full recovery after near-fatal car accident
Know When to Go to the Emergency Department (ED) vs. Immediate Care
Cuando ir al Departamento de Emergencias versus al Centro de Atención Inmediata
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Emergency Care
ER vs. Immediate Care: Where Should You Go
Should you go to the emergency room or an immediate care? For serious conditions, head to the ER. For minor illnesses and injuries, visit an immediate care.
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Philanthropy
Keeley Family Continues to Grow Emergency Medicine
The Keeley Center for Emergency Medicine Education Broadens Residency Program. The Keeley family of Western Springs, Illinois, has a special relationship with Loyola Medicine, spanning three generations and beginning with patriarch John L. Keeley, MD. Dr. Keeley was a Loyola cardiac surgeon and Chair of the Department of Surgery from 1958 to 1969. In 1976, he won the Stritch Medal, the highest honor bestowed on a Stritch graduate or faculty member. Dr. Keeley was a teacher at heart, who at the end of his career worked in the emergency department helping train residents, before retiring at the age of 78. The Keeley family of Western Springs, Illinois, has a special relationship with Loyola Medicine, spanning three generations, and the focus of their giving to Loyola is dedicated to education and service in honor of Barbara G. Keeley and the late John L. Keeley, Jr.
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Burn Center
Tips on Firework Safety from Doctors
Loyola Medicine doctors explain safety precautions if using fireworks that can reduce or prevent injuries.
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Emergency Medicine & Trauma
Keeley Center for Emergency Medicine Announced
Read about the gift that established the new Barbara G. and John L. Keeley, Jr. Center for Emergency Medicine Education at Loyola Medicine.
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Emergency Medicine & Trauma
Ketamine Study
MAYWOOD, IL – A recent Loyola Medicine study found that reducing the standard dose of IV-administered k...
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Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Gottlieb Memorial Hospitals Renovated and Expanded Emergency Department Now Open
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital’s renovated and expanded emergency department opens today, May 5, 2020. The expansion will accommodate an increase in daily patient visits and future growth to meet the needs of Melrose Park and surrounding communities.
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Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital ICU Receives AACN Silver Beacon Award for Excellence in Patient Care
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) has received a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) for “providing safe, patient-centered and evidence-based care to patients and families."
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Emergency Medicine & Trauma
How Sepsis Care Program Saves Lives and Reduces Costs
A sepsis care quality improvement program saves lives, shortens hospital stays and reduces healthcare costs, according to a study by researchers at Loyola Medicine and Loyola University Chicago.
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Emergency Medicine & Trauma
Patients Receive Critical Drug More Quickly When Pharmacists Are in the Emergency Department
A study by Loyola Medicine researchers have found when a pharmacist is present in the emergency department, patients receive the coagulation drug much more quickly, resulting in less time in the intensive care unit and shorter hospital stays.