Urgent Care or Emergency Room?
When you’re experiencing a life-threatening condition, such as chest pains, a head injury or severe bleeding, the Saint Francis Medical Center Emergency Department is your best option for medical care. However, if your situation is non-life-threatening, such as a sprained ankle or a sore throat, you could save time and money by going to your primary care physician or a Saint Francis Urgent Care center.
Urgent Care
When an ailment is not life-threatening, but you need prompt care and cannot schedule an appointment with your primary care provider, Saint Francis Healthcare System offers walk-in urgent care facilities, open with extended hours during the week and on weekends. Urgent care provides an affordable, convenient alternative to expensive emergency visits for non-life-threatening health issues with no appointments necessary.
Urgent care provides treatment for these and other health issues:
- Belly pain
- Cold and flu symptoms
- Insect bites
- Sprains and strains
- Cuts
- STDs
- Ear/eye infections
- Sore or strep throat
- Broken bones
- Allergies
- Asthma and wheezing
- Minor burns
- Rash or skin irritations
Saint Francis offers multiple convenient locations across southeast Missouri:
Emergency Department
Saint Francis Medical Center’s Emergency and Trauma Center is the only state-designated Level III Emergency and Trauma center in southeast Missouri. The emergency department provides care for those suffering from a life- or limb-threatening medical condition, severe abdominal pain or symptoms of a heart attack, stroke and trauma. Open 24/7/365, the emergency department specializes in managing catastrophic illnesses and injuries and serves as the gateway to a hospital’s full range of services.
The emergency department treats medical emergencies including:
- Strokes
- Chest pain and heart attacks
- Traumas
- Head injuries
- Loss of consciousness
- Seizure
- Severe wounds
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Severe abdominal pain
Our emergency department is a state-of-the-art facility with 32 patient rooms, including:
- 26 private treatment rooms with direct access to bathrooms
- 3 trauma rooms
- 2 triage rooms
- 1 special procedures room
- Specially designated children’s exam areas and equipment specifically tailored to treat children of all ages
- Senior-friendly accommodations such as, thicker mattresses, higher chairs, large-print forms, guardrails and non-skid flooring to enhance comfort and encourage a speedy return to the highest quality of life
Saint Francis Medical Center Emergency Department
211 Saint Francis Drive
Entrance 3
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 [medical center map]
