Welcome to Salem Emergency Physicians Service, P.C.
Salem Emergency Physicians are committed to providing the highest quality care in a safe, compassionate and efficient manner for patients, their families and our community.
In many ways emergency services in Salem developed in parallel with national health care trends at the time. In the 1950s and early 1960s there was no organized emergency care in the United States outside of teaching hospitals and even these teaching hospitals were marginally organized by today’s standards. In community hospitals across the country the staff physicians (of any specialty) were required, in rotation, to take emergency call, usually for a 24 hour period. Most often this was done from the office during the daytime with the patients being directed to the office. At night, in slower “emergency rooms” call was often taken from home. Patients were sent home by the nurse without seeing a physician if they didn’t seem to require “real” emergency care. There was no financial guarantee for the physicians – they billed the patients and tried to collect, often on the spot. If you had major trauma the first person to see you might be the ophthalmologist or the psychiatrist. Learn More ...
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New 21st Century Patient Tower Opened May 2009
Our new 21st-century patient-care tower, which opened in May 2009, is designed to help patients heal and keep staff healthy. It included Emergency Department, imaging, surgery, cath labs, four floors of patient rooms, and more.
Seven-story building, with 347,700 square-feet, with one level of underground parking. Learn more |
