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UNM Department of Emergency Medicine- Resident Program
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THE FACILITIES |
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University Hospital
is the major teaching hospital of the UNM School of Medicine.
As the state's only Level 1 trauma center, University Hospital serves a
large number of emergency patients. The emergency department serves more
than 70,000 patients annually, and more than 16 percent are admitted to the
hospital. The nursing staff is ACLS and CEN certified, and many of the
technicians were trained in the military.
 The
Department of Emergency Medicine
offers a full range of emergency services, including
resuscitation and
stabilization of the critically ill or injured patient utilizing advanced
airway management techniques. These services are provided with the full
support of advanced technology such as rapid helical computerized tomography
(CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, angiography, and
dedicated emergency laboratory and radiology services 24 hours a day.
The new Barbara and Bill
Richardson Pavilion
is completed and opened June of 2007. This new facility
includes a state of the art Emergency Department! Our new ED has 82 total
beds, a separate Pediatric ED, First Track (our
fast track area), 7 trauma and medical resuscitation bays. Some highlights
include monitors in every room, natural lighting, Xray, CT and MRI in the
department, two main ED pods, dedicated procedure rooms, multilevel secure
card access, staff lounge and resident call rooms in the ED.
 The
ED is a
county hospital, university hospital, regional referral center, and the ED
for the Indian Health Service Hospital, so the patient population is quite
mixed. It is the only level I trauma center in the state and serves as the
trauma center for southern Colorado, eastern Arizona, the Navajo Nation and
pueblos as well. It is an integrated emergency department, meaning that
patients of all specialties are the responsibility of the ED attending and
are available for evaluation by residents rotating in the ED. Patient acuity
is very high with a significant number of critical trauma, medical and
pediatric resuscitations every shift.
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