Some serious accidents, injuries and conditions require a trip to the emergency department. In the Sutter Health network, skilled emergency medicine doctors, nurses and medical technicians treat life-threatening conditions with efficiency and compassion.
Featured Services
- Heart Attack Care
- Imaging
- Injury Care
- Pediatric Emergency Services
- Sepsis Care
- Stroke and Neurovascular Care
- Trauma
It's feeling safe going to the ER.
Our emergency departments have strict COVID-19 precautions in place. For emergencies, call 911 or go to the nearest ER.
Find an Emergency RoomSafety in the ER
Expert Emergency Care
If you have a life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately to be transported to the nearest emergency room. If you are not experiencing a life-threatening emergency, but need immediate and urgent medical attention, visit one of Sutter’s more than 20 emergency rooms throughout Northern California open, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Some of the common conditions treated in an emergency room include:
- Difficulty breathing
- Unconsciousness
- Severe bleeding
- Poisoning
- Chest pain or pressure
- Severe allergic reactions
- Moderate to severe burns or wounds
- Convulsions or seizures
- Serious head, neck or back injury
- Sudden inability to speak, see, walk or move
Sutter Health affiliates have received medical excellence awards from Healthgrades and the Studer Group for supreme emergency care services.
If you need emergency surgery or intensive care for a traumatic injury or illness, trauma care specialists in the Sutter Health network are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to treat and support you during a severe health crisis. See how you can also help prevent traumatic injuries from happening with information from our community outreach and education events.
Helpful Resources
Related Videos
How to Prepare for an Emergency
Follow these tips to be ready in case a medical emergency strikes.
Emergency Room or Urgent Care?
Learn when you should dial 911, rush to the ER or head to urgent care.
Healthcare Made Easier
Use these tips to decide when to go to an urgent care center or an Emergency Room for your critical healthcare needs.
When to Go to Urgent Care vs Emergency Room
Education and Support
Infant Emergencies and CPR
Take a class to learn how to care for an infant with a health emergency.
Early Symptoms of a Heart Attack
Know what symptoms to look for to identify a heart attack.
Ask an Expert
Have a question about your health? Ask our experts!
Patient Stories
Doctors Reattach Fingertip After First Hospital Can't
Mom drives an hour and a half to CPMC after a nurse says her daughter's fingertip can't be reattached.
Stroke Patient Walks Again After Rehabilitation
Brad Barber went from being close to death, to alive but severely disabled, to walking with a cane thanks to the Sutter Rehabilitation Institute.
Decades of Gratitude to Eden Medical Center
The Eden trauma center saved Dave's life after a horrific car crash. Now, he runs races and returns yearly to share his gratitude.
Returning to Life After a Devastating Crash
With the help of the Sutter Rehabilitation Institute, Tom is now back at home on his farm and looking forward to playing a little golf.
The People Behind the Care
Mike Harding shares how the people at Mills-Peninsula made his patient experience memorable.
A Baby’s Fussiness Goes From Routine to an Emergency
Abigail was known as 'angry baby' until parents Ben and Kyla saw something wasn't right.
From Sudden Paralysis to Movement Again
A patient reunites with his horse 16 days after Guillain Barré syndrome paralyzed him in the middle of the night.
Back to Life — and Sports — After Neurosurgery
They thought it was just a migraine, but it turns out Thomas, 13, had a brain tumor that required immediate surgery.
View All Stories
Doctor Profiles
The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site.
Ellen Leng, M.D.
-
Emergency Medicine
Serene I. Chen, M.D.
-
Emergency Medicine
Carlos Cruz, M.D.
-
Emergency Medicine
Benjamin T. Feeney, M.D.
-
Trauma Surgery
Pyra Aarden, M.D.
-
Emergency Medicine
Leroy Sims, M.D.
-
Emergency Medicine
Kevin M. Jones, D.O.
-
Emergency Medicine
Dawn C. Hitchco*ck, M.D.
-
Emergency Medicine
Mary A. Fitzsimons, M.D.
-
Emergency Medicine
View All Related Doctors
Services Near You
Memorial Medical Center Modesto
Sutter Davis Hospital
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Memorial Hospital Los Banos
Sutter Lakeside Hospital
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
Sutter Coast Hospital
Sutter Solano Medical Center
View All Related Locations