Emergency (ER - 24/7)
The Sioux Center Health Emergency Department is here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our experienced team of physicians, nurses, and medical professionals is always ready to provide expert care when you need it most.
Always here when you need us.
With six private exam rooms and direct access to our Diagnostic Imaging and Surgery Center, we ensure personalized diagnosis and treatment. When you’re facing an emergency, our expert physicians are here for you — ready to provide the care you need. If further care is needed, two advanced trauma rooms feature telehealth e-Emergency technology, connecting our team with Avera’s board-certified emergency physicians for critical care including heart attack, stroke, and trauma. For non-life-threatening conditions needing prompt attention, visit our Urgent Care Clinic.
Interpretive services are available for patients who need assistance. For a detailed list of amenities, please visit our Patient Guide.
Address & Directions
If you suspect you or a family member is having a heart attack or stroke, don't wait. Call 9-1-1.
Emergency Room FAQs
- Abdominal pain (sudden or severe)
- Animal bites
- Breathing difficulty, shortness of breath, especially if the person has known heart or lung problems
- Broken bones
- Burns involving hands, face, or large areas of the body
- Chest pain or any symptoms of a heart attack, including severe chest pain, sweating and shortness of breath. Heart attack symptoms can vary from one person to the next.
- Choking
- Fever in the elderly or infants less than 3 months
- Head injuries
- Head pain (sudden or severe)
- Injuries as a result of a car accident
- Loss of consciousness (with or without head injury)
- Open fractures
- Poisoning
- Pregnancy complications
- Severe headache with no migraine history
- Severe lacerations (cuts)
- Sudden severe pain
- Symptoms of a stroke including sudden dizziness, weakness, loss of coordination, balance problems, or vision problems
Our providers and nurses are specialists in emergency medicine. They will examine you and will create a plan of care based on your individual treatment needs. Lab tests and diagnostic procedures may be ordered to further help diagnose your condition. After evaluation and treatment, the emergency services team will either:
- Discharge you and allow you to go home with instructions for your care
- Admit you to the hospital for surgery, observation or inpatient care
- Transfer you to a larger hospital if your medical or surgical condition requires more specialized personnel or equipment
The primary role of the emergency physician is to treat an emergency medical condition. Upon discharge you will need to follow up with your primary doctor or practitioner for further evaluation/treatment.
A comfortable waiting room is provided for family and guests. Depending on your condition, a family member or friend may be with you in the exam and treatment room. However, there may be time when visitors may be limited or restricted. If visitors are permitted, please limit visitors to one to two people.
Emergency Care Physicians
Stop the Bleed Classes
We offer “Stop The Bleed” classes on an as-needed basis. Those interested may contact Anna Fedders at (712) 722-1271 or anna.fedders@siouxcenterhealth.org to arrange a class.
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