Emergency and Urgent Walk-In Care
At Monroe Clinic's emergency/walk-in care (ER/WIC), quality and urgency go hand in hand. Our patients benefit from:
- a skilled team of emergency medicine physicians, physician assistants, and nurses
- 12 private rooms, which allow for faster treatment
- an average admission to discharge time of 90 minutes
- staff that is certified in advanced cardiac life support, emergency nurse pediatric, trauma nurse care
- access to our cardiovascular specialists and the Center for Heart Health
- five rooms equipped to monitor cardiac patient's heart rhythm
Come to Monroe Clinic's emergency/walk-in care service for the treatment of all your urgent health care needs. We can be reached at 608-324-1160. In the case of an emergency, call 911.
- Daniel Beaver, MD
- Marc Bellazzi, MD
- Amy Fargo-Young, MS, PA-C
- Mark Olsky, MD
- Aimee Passini, PA-C
- Darren Pipp, MD
- Emily Smith, PA
- Hugh Sugar, PA
- Kathleen Walsh, MD
- Beth Yount, MD
If you are experiencing the warning signs described below, don't wait! Call 911 and get help immediately.
Stroke Warning Signs
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.
Heart Attack Warning Signs
Some heart attacks are sudden and intense - the "movie heart attack," where no one doubts what's happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren't sure what's wrong and wait too long before getting help. Here are signs that can mean a heart attack is happening:
Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
Shortness of breath. May occur with or without chest discomfort.
Other signs. These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.
As with men, women's most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, and back or jaw pain.
Cardiac arrest strikes immediately and without warning. Here are the signs:
- Sudden loss of responsiveness. No response to gentle shaking.
- No normal breathing. The victim does not take a normal breath when you check for several seconds.
- No signs of circulation. No movement or coughing.
(warning signs taken from www.americanheart.org)
