Cadillac Hospital
Cadillac Hospital's Emergency Room is open 24 hours every day. ERs are staffed with emergency medicine specialists and specialty trained teams of physician assistants, nurses, and technicians.
In a severe, life-threatening emergency, always call 911.
If you think you are having a heart attack or a stroke, do not drive yourself to the Emergency Room or travel by car to the hospital. Call 911. Life-saving care can begin in the ambulance. Minutes count. Don’t delay your care.
When to Visit the Emergency Room
Emergency Room visits are meant only for serious illness and injury, including medical, surgical, or psychiatric care:
- Change in mental status (such as confusion)
- Chest pain and/or left arm pain (heart attack warning signs)
- Coughing blood or vomiting blood
- Evaluation of assault, physical or sexual abuse, or child abuse
- If you’re pregnant and have vaginal bleeding or pelvic/abdominal pain
- Injured neck or spinal cord, severe head injury
- Loss of consciousness
- Major injuries, such as bones poking through skin
- Possible drug overdose or poisoning
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing/swallowing
- Seizures
- Serious cuts (cuts that won't stop bleeding or wounds that won't close) and infections
- Severe allergic reaction
- Severe burns
- Severe pain
- Severe or persistent vomiting, diarrhea, or dehydration
- Stroke symptoms, including slurred speech, lost or double vision, and others
- Sudden dizziness, weakness, or changes in vision
- Thoughts of suicide or acts of self-harm
*The symptoms above are guidelines and not a complete list.
Where to Go for Care
Check out our Where to Go for Care page to learn more about the care differences between primary care, urgent care, and emergency room care.
