ER in Lake Wales

How to Identify an Emergency

If severe pain comes out of nowhere, your health or the health of someone you love takes a drastic turn, or if a condition is life-threatening, trust your instincts. Head to your nearest emergency room right away. Situations that require emergency medical treatment include:

• Complicated fractures
• Deep wounds
• Extreme difficulty breathing
• Major head injury
• Poisoning
• Severe allergic reactions
• Severe burns
• Suspected heart attack
• Suspected stroke
• Vomiting or coughing up blood

What to Expect When You Visit Our Emergency Room at AdventHealth Lake Wales

When you visit our 24-hour emergency room, you'll want to know what’s happening and why. We understand. After asking for basic information, we’ll take your vital signs. Then we’ll decide how best to care for you.

We prioritize your care through a process known as triage. At times, this means we’ll treat a person suffering from a suspected stroke as soon as they arrive, before someone with a less serious condition. We always strive to keep our emergency wait times as short as possible.

Being prepared can make all the difference in an emergency, and you may want to consider keeping an information card with you at all times. Include the contact information for your primary care doctor, as well as a list of your medications, drug allergies, and advance directives (like health care proxy or do-not-resuscitate orders).

Not all conditions require a trip to the closest emergency room. When you need care for non-life-threatening, minor ailments, you can visit one of our urgent care facilities — no appointment is needed. Our teams treat a range of minor illnesses and injuries, including:

• Allergic reactions and hives
• Cold, flu and common illnesses
• Cuts that need stitches
• Disease management
• Minor cuts (onsite stitches available)
• Rashes
• Sprains, strains and fractures
• Stomach and digestive conditions

To make your care simpler, we accept most major insurance plans. And because we care about your future health as well, we offer preventive health care services like vaccinations, screenings and annual physical exams.

For minor ailments, you can see a doctor in a virtual appointment from home. All you need is an internet connection and a smartphone, tablet or computer. When you see a doctor in a video visit, they can provide advice and resources for ailments like:

• Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
• Cough, colds, bronchitis and flu
• Lower-back pain
• Seasonal allergies
• Sinus and upper-respiratory infections
• Skin conditions
• Urinary tract infections

Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8 am to 8 pm
Saturday through Sunday, 8 am to 5 pm
No appointment needed

How It Works

• Download the app on iTunes or Google Play.
• Create an account.
• Tap the "Request Visit" link in your app and get started.

Your care is just a click away. Get started today.

Our care doesn't end when you're discharged from our emergency room. If your injury or health condition needs further treatment, our team will connect you with the right follow-up care — whether it's a primary care provider, specialist or other type of care — so you don't have to wonder what's next. It's all part of our commitment to caring for your body, easing your mind and lifting your spirit.

Life is unpredictable, but you can depend on us. We're humbled to have received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the American College of Cardiology. As an Accredited Chest Pain Center, our protocol-driven approach to heart care allows us to reduce the time to treatment during the critical first stages of a heart attack.