Closer. Faster. Better. Those words describe the results of changes happening within St. Mary’s Emergency Services – all for the benefit of our community.

The capacity of the downtown Madison facility at St. Mary’s Hospital has nearly doubled since 2005. Now with 29 private exam rooms and a rooftop helipad that’s linked by elevator directly to the ER, the hospital’s emergency room sees more than 42,000 patients a year. Bedside registration and testing, an electronic health record, medical imaging capabilities right in the unit and other efficiencies will make your visit as comprehensive and quick as possible so you can get back on your feet.

Those same features and services are provided to residents of the Sun Prairie area now that a 10-bed satellite emergency center has opened at 2840 O'Keeffe Avenue (near the intersection of Highway 151 and Reiner Road). The center, complete with laboratory, medical imaging and helicopter transport, brings quality care closer to home for thousands.

St. Mary's Sun Prairie Emergency Center Q&A Fact Sheet (pdf)
Urgent Care vs. ER, where should I go?

Both facilities are staffed by Madison Emergency Physicians. Each of St. Mary's emergency physician partners is board-certified in emergency medicine. Nursing staff in the ER are specially trained and experienced in advanced life support for both adult and pediatric patients.