Emergency Care in Germantown

Shady Grove Adventist Emergency Center at Germantown:  Faster Care in Any Emergency

Built from the ground up to take advantage of the latest medical technology, the new Shady Grove Adventist Emergency Center at Germantown, the first freestanding emergency department in Montgomery County, has treated thousands of patients since its grand opening in July of 2006.

“We’ve re-examined the whole process of triage, which was originally designed to register, sort and prioritize patients,” says Rebecca K. Vasse, Director of Emergency Services.

The goal of the new design is to move patients quickly from registration directly to one of the 21 patient rooms, avoiding the stop of triage before care begins. Once a patient is in a room, a nurse can begin collecting information and start providing care. Each room is set up to have the equipment they need so that nurses don’t have to leave for special monitoring or imaging equipment. And by the time the tests are completed, the physician can be assessing the patient.

“We can take X-rays in the room if we have to, and because of our advanced imaging system, we can compare them to earlier X-rays that might have been taken at another location. It’s really amazing technology,” explains Vasse.

The Center is open 24/7 to treat accidents, injuries and medical emergencies; “walk-ins” as well as those who arrive by ambulance. Here’s another convenience: Shady Grove Radiology, our full-service medical imaging facility, is right next door. We hope you’ll familiarize yourself with the location before your next emergency arises!