Emergency care
Emergency room (ER) in San Jose, California
When the unexpected happens, our team of emergency specialists are here for you.
At Good Samaritan Hospital, our ER is equipped to treat a wide range of conditions and injuries, including heart attacks, broken bones and strokes. You can trust our emergency care team to provide support when you are in need of critical care.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Conditions we treat in our emergency department
Our ER is open 24/7, including holidays. We provide care for a range of urgent medical conditions, including:
- Abdominal pains
- Accidents
- Chest pains
- Heart attack
- Injuries
- Infections
- High fever
- Stroke
Services our emergency department offers
If you are experiencing critical or non-life-threatening conditions, we always strive to serve you in a timely manner.
Features of our ER
Our ER provides the community with experienced emergency medicine physicians, compassionate support staff and advanced technology that's necessary to provide a wide range of quick and convenient emergency care services.
To help improve your experience in our ER, we offer convenient access to an on-site pharmacy, blood bank and diagnostic imaging and laboratory services.
We are equipped to transport you from the surrounding counties through air support. Additionally, our neuroscience team and neuro-interventional radiology team provide treatment for strokes if you are transported to us by air from a surrounding county.
Heart attack treatment
We offer 24/7 emergency care for heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies. Our ER is proud to be recognized as an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) Receiving Center, which qualifies us to treat the most serious type of heart attack quickly. It also means our cardiologists are prepared to perform advanced cardiac procedures to open up blockages.
Pediatric emergency care
We understand how stressful it can be when your child is in the ER. That's why we provide around-the-clock pediatric emergency care in a safe and comfortable environment. Our pediatric care team includes pediatric specialists, ER physicians and registered nurses who are skilled in communicating with and caring for children.
If your child requires hospital admission, our specialized pediatric care includes 24-hour coverage by pediatric intensivists and neonatologists in our pediatric intensive care program and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Stroke treatment
As a Comprehensive Stroke Center certified by The Joint Commission in collaboration with the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, we are equipped to provide the highest level of stroke care possible. If you are a walk-in or arrive by ground or air ambulance, our emergency room is staffed with specialists prepared to quickly identify and treat stroke symptoms.
Our neurosciences team uses advanced treatments and minimally invasive techniques, including intravenous (IV) thrombolytic therapy. Additionally, we have a dedicated neurosurgical intensive care unit (NSICU) to provide critical care especially for strokes.
When to go to the ER for chest pain
In this video, one of our own emergency medicine physicians explains when your chest pain may warrant a trip to the emergency room.