The Department of Emergency Medicine’s regional clinical activities include the physician and PA staffing for three Emergency Departments, managing a Hospital‐based Hyperbaric Medicine/Wound Care Center, and providing outreach through the GW Onsite and GW Lifesavers programs.. Please click on any of the links to the right to see more details about our services.
Professional services at the Emergency Department (ED) of the GW Hospital are provided by a team of Physicians and Physician's Assistants from the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates. The GW Hospital ED receives 68,000 patient visits per year and is an integral component of the Hospital's level I Trauma Center.
The Department has the unique privilege of supporting the mission of the United States Navy to provide f emergency medical care to the active duty military, , their family members, and other eligible beneficiaries at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Department of Emergency Medicine is also proud to support the Washington DC VA Medical Center mission of providing the highest level of emergency medical care to our Veterans, their family members, retirees, and other eligible beneficiaries at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The DEM actively participates in the VA’s educational and research missions.
DEM physicians and staff provide medical staffing for the GW Hospital’s Hyperbaric and Wound Care Center. Located in the Hospital, this program provides comprehensive care for patients with chronic, nonhealing wounds, employing the latest surgical and nonsurgical treatments to facilitate healing. The Hyperbaric program includes two monoplace Hyperbaric chambers that are most frequently employed for nonhealing leg wounds in diabetic patients as well as variety of conditions in patients who have received radiation therapy. Emergency patients treated include those with carbon monoxide (smoke) exposure and undersea diving‐related problems.
