Our top-notch staff is ready to serve you, your family and your neighbors. Our medical team consists of board-certified emergency medical physicians, radiology and laboratory technicians, on-call specialty physicians and several registered nurses specializing in emergency medical care. Plus, each member of our nursing staff is stroke-certified by the National Institutes of Health, meaning they can administer tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) with a physician's orders.

To provide you with effective treatment, we use on-site diagnostic equipment, such as a 16-slice computerized tomography (CT) scanner, a dedicated X-ray suite, and ultrasound and telemetry equipment. We also use a picture archiving communications system (PACS) to electronically transmit diagnostic images to any Methodist hospital emergency department, so you can experience a seamless follow-up and expert evaluation.

For your convenience, our freestanding ER offers convenient and private bedside registration, 24-hour ultrasound coverage, and direct access to advanced trauma services and resources at Methodist Healthcare facilities.

Methodist ER Boerne is Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Center of Boerne's freestanding ER in South Texas. The 20,560 square-foot, single-floor facility is the first of its kind to offer around-the-clock emergency care services for people of all ages. We offer medical services 24/7.

The building includes 15 private treatment rooms, where we provide a full range of care options, including radiology, telemetry and laboratory (lab) services. There's also two trauma/cardiac care rooms, nine emergency treatment rooms and four fast-track, non-urgent treatment rooms.

Even if you're not in need of critical care, our experienced ER doctors can treat many common acute conditions. These include:

• Abdominal pain
• Animal bites
• Asthma attacks
• Back pain
• Broken bones
• Chest pain
• Extremity injuries
• Fever
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Pediatric illnesses and lacerations
• Pregnancy complaints
• Shortness of breath
• Skin infections
• Stomach ailments

Compassionate medical professionals are ready to help in case you are experiencing a life-threatening condition. In fact, our ER exceeds national standards for rapid evaluation and treatment in emergency cardiac cases. We have impressively short times between your arrival, evaluation, travel time to San Antonio and angioplasty procedure.

Some conditions that would require emergency attention include:

• Acute myocardial infarction
• Amputation
• Cardiac arrest
• Cardiac arrhythmia
• Overdose
• Pneumothorax
• Pulmonary embolus
• Respiratory arrest
• Seizure
• Spinal cord injury
• Stroke
• Subarachnoid bleed
• Trauma

Methodist AirCare provides lifesaving emergency transport for adults and children throughout South and Central Texas. Through this program, we can rush an infant to a Level III Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), transport a high-risk expectant mom or transfer a stroke or heart attack patient from a rural hospital.