Doylestown Hospital Emergency Department

In an emergency, call 911

Doylestown Hospital Emergency Department:  215-345-2281.

Sexual Assault Response Program:  215-345-2818.

Last year, more than 38,000 people of all ages were treated in Doylestown Hospital's Emergency Department. Emergency physicians and nurse specialists are present in the Emergency Department 24/7. Representatives from major medical specialties, including Cardiology, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and General Surgery are on-call around the clock to assist as needed. We evaluate everyone who comes to us, welcoming all those who seek care at our institution.

Our staff is specially trained and experienced in the management of emergency medical problems. The most common type of patient seen here is for a medical emergency. We also see victims of sexual assault who are treated by the Sexual Assault Response Program (SARP).

Medical emergencies occur without warning. It's comforting to know that the emergency specialists at Doylestown Hospital are always ready to respond.

When should I come to the emergency department?

  These situations require immediate emergency care:

- Onset of chest pain especially if pain is new or sudden, particularly in anyone over the age of 40

- Weakness or numbness of an arm or a leg

- Loss of consciousness

- Seizures or convulsions which are new for the patient

- Bleeding that cannot be controlled by simple measures

- Severe breathing difficulties

- High fever over 101 degrees that does not decrease with a pain reliever.
  (Do not use aspirin for anyone under 18 years old)

- Extreme headache that does not go away with a pain reliever

- Sudden loss of vision

- Any change or worsening of chronic condition

- Severe pain