Emergency Services

Our Cone Health Emergency Service providers are focusing on delivering care at the highest standards when you need it most.

Choose the Right Care for Your Symptoms

Some conditions require immediate emergency treatment, while others can be treated through urgent, virtual, or primary care. Explore your options before you go.

Emergency Room Visits

Trust Cone Health’s network of emergency departments in Burlington, Greensboro, Reidsville and High Point and our Level II Trauma Center to provide timely, high-quality emergency medical care.

Conditions Typically Treated at an Emergency Room

The following list is not all-inclusive.

Active bleeding
Abdominal pain
Broken bones
Coughing, vomiting blood
Chest pain
Deep cuts/lacerations
Difficulty breathing
Elderly patient with fall or new weakness
Intense abdominal pain
Loss of consciousness
Prescription refill for chronic pain or illness
Seizures
Sexually transmitted disease concerns
Suicidal thoughts
Stroke symptoms, including sudden arm or leg weakness and facial drooping
Uncontrollable bleeding
Unexpected vision change

For other minor injuries or illnesses for both children and adults, consider choosing a Cone Health urgent care center or scheduling a virtual visit for a quick, affordable alternative to the emergency room.

Emergency Department Locations

If you come to the emergency department, learn what to expect and discover how to make the most of your visit.

Excellent Heart & Stroke Treatment

Rest assured, you’ll be in good hands at Cone Health if you experience a heart and vascular emergency or stroke symptoms.

Recognized for Cardiovascular Care

Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital holds the following accreditations from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care:

Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI, which means you can get potentially lifesaving percutaneous coronary intervention for a heart attack 24/7 any day of the year
Heart Failure, which means you get the right treatment at the right time to help your heart better pump blood

Superior Stroke Services

Each Cone Health emergency department is equipped to rapidly evaluate and treat stroke, with specialized levels of stroke care available across our hospitals based on your needs.

Cone Health emergency departments help speed your care by:

Offering fast-track programs for diagnosis and treatment of minor conditions; see what hours fast-track services are available at each emergency department location
Using telemedicine technology to give you the quickest-possible access to a variety of offsite specialists
Sending you to a private room as soon as possible, so you spend less time waiting in the lobby

Children’s Emergency Department

Children's Emergency Department Your little ones get compassionate, specialized emergency services in the Children’s Emergency Department at Moses Cone Hospital. They benefit from experienced pediatric-care providers who use medical equipment that’s the perfect size for babies, children or teens. And because our adult emergency department is nearby, you’ll remain close to your loved ones if you need medical care, too.

Consider visiting a Cone Health Urgent Care location for quick, lower cost treatment if your child has a minor injury or illness.

Emergency Services Team

You’ll get well-rounded services from a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals, such as:

Board-certified emergency medicine physicians who oversee your care
Trauma surgeons, including general surgeons, neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons
Pulmonologists
Critical care specialists
Radiologists
Nurses certified in emergency nursing, advanced cardiac life support, adult and pediatric life support and/or trauma nursing
Sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) who collect evidence and are board certified in caring for assault survivors