UPMC Williamsport Emergency Department

COVID-19 Tests

If you think you’ve been exposed to COVID-19 and have only mild symptoms – and you do not have difficulty breathing – you can schedule a COVID-19 test at a designated test location. The Emergency Department is NOT the place to get a COVID-19 test UNLESS you are experiencing breathing problems or other severe symptoms.

Going to an Emergency Department with mild or no symptoms may create a long wait time for you to be seen and COVID-19 test results do not come back more quickly – they still will take one, two, or more days.

Get more information or find a testing location near you.

For a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. For immediate help with a mental health crisis, call 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Designed to Improve Patient Care and Efficiency

The ED at UPMC Williamsport has 38 private rooms to help:

• Lower the risk of infection.
• Reduce noise.
• Improve your privacy.
• Give you your own space while you wait for test results or care.

Room features include:

• A flat screen TV.
• Seating for a support person.
• Private bathrooms in most rooms.

Our x-ray and CT scans are available right next door to the ED to help you get quicker treatment.

We also have eight specialty rooms to meet certain needs.

All of these services are seamless throughout the UPMC Williamsport ED, so you receive the most effective and efficient care.

Specialty rooms in the UPMC Williamsport Emergency Department

Of the 38 total rooms, we have eight specialty rooms designed to treat:

• Trauma.
• Behavioral health.
• Ear, nose, and throat conditions.
• Sexual assault.

Behavioral health

We have four special rooms for people in need of urgent care for a mental health crisis.

• Rooms are in a secluded, secure area for the safety of all patients, support persons, and health care staff members.
• Includes video monitoring, minimalistic protecting furniture, and medical equipment.
• High-tech nursing station outside the room allows the treating nurses to see the patients at all times and enter notes and patient records in real time.

Trauma

The two trauma bays have the extra supplies for treating people with traumatic injuries.

They also include special equipment, such as a plaster sink to aid in setting casts.

Ear, nose, and throat

The ENT room features an exam chair rather than a bed.

Being seated helps ED staff assess and treat people with these conditions.

Sexual assault

We've designed our sexual assault room with the patient's safety and privacy concerns in mind.

The spacious, comforting room:

• Is a safe haven for those who have just been through severe trauma.
• Has privacy doors and a private bathroom with a shower.
• Has specially trained and certified sexual assault nurses who know how to address sensitivity and a patient's legal rights.

Contact Us

For more information, call:

• General Information: 570-321-1000
• Patient Rooms: 570-321-2273

If you are experiencing a life-threatening injury or illness, please call 911.

Emergency Care at UPMC

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