Within Carolinas HealthCare System we offer emergency departments at nine area hospitals. Two of these emergency departments offer specialized trauma care:

• The F.H. "Sammy" Ross Trauma Center at Carolinas Medical Center is a Level I (the highest rating possible) Emergency Department in Charlotte, N.C. The Department is a Certified Chest Pain Center and a Primary Certified Stroke Center and all our physicians are board-certified in Emergency Medicine.
• North Carolina's only Level III Trauma Center at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby, N.C.

By definition, an emergency condition is one that demands immediate medical treatment. If care is delayed, or the situation is ignored, severe complications or death may result. If you are unsure whether urgent or emergent care is needed, please exercise caution and go to your nearest Emergency Department.

We provide urgent care services at numerous Carolinas Physicians Network facilities.

We provide emergency services at these locations:

	Anson Community Hospital in Wadesboro, N.C.
	Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, S.C.
	Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C.
	Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby, N.C.
	Kings Mountain Hospital in Kings Mountain, N.C
	Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy in Charlotte, N.C.
	Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville in Pineville, N.C.
	Roper Hospital in Charleston, S.C.
	Roper Berkeley Day Hospital in Moncks Corner, S.C.
	Carolinas Medical Center-Union in Monroe, N.C.
	Carolinas Medical Center-University in Charlotte, N.C.
	Valdese Hospital in Valdese, N.C.

Behavioral Health Center CMC Randolph in Charlotte, N.C., has the region's only 24-hour psychiatrist-staffed Emergency Department.

For more information about Behavioral Health Center CMC Randolph call 1-800-418-2065 or 704-444-2400.

MedCenter Air
With a home base at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., MedCenter Air transports patients who require immediate or critical medical care. To carry out that mission, it maintains a fleet of vehicles that include fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and ground ambulance, all custom-equipped to serve as airborne and mobile critical care units. The vehicles and crews are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Carolinas MED-1
The staff at Carolinas Medical Center developed Carolinas MED-1 over a three-year period to include the necessary and anticipated level of care required when disasters or mass casualty incidents occur. This one-of-a-kind mobile treatment facility will also serve as a prototype for other communities looking to expand existing mobile healthcare programs.