No one plans on needing the services of an emergency department, but you can feel confident knowing that you and your loved ones will be cared for by board-certified emergency physicians, who are committed to clinical excellence and exceptional patient care at Nyack Hospital.

Nyack Hospital received the prestigious 2008 Compass Award from Press Ganey Associates for outstanding improvement in Emergency Department patient satisfaction.  Press Ganey recognizes organizations that demonstrate a commitment to improving patient satisfaction.  Patient satisfaction is one measure of high quality healthcare, and the Compass Award distinguishes facilities that show the highest rate of improvement in patient satisfaction over a two year period. The Press Ganey Compass Nyack Hospital is only one of a three facilities to receive this honor nationwide for their Emergency Department.

Nyack Hospital has made long wait timess in the Emergency Department a thing of the past by launching its 30-Minute ER Service Standard.  Seeing patients expeditiously is vital to providing optimal patient care, and overcrowding and long wait times in hospital emergency rooms are familiar national problems.  Nyack Hospital is now one of a select few hospitals nationwide that is confronting these problems by adopting a service standard

Our excellence-in-care is a collaborative effort between our board certified physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, emergency response personnel and technicians…who are all dedicated to providing state-of-the-art care, supported by the most advanced lifesaving equipment and technology available.  

As a Level II Trauma Center, our multi-disciplinary team is constantly prepared to handle the most difficult emergency cases.  Nyack Hospital’s designation as a Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health reinforces our ability to quickly identify patients who have suffered a stroke, perform tests to confirm the diagnosis and start an appropriate treatment plan.

The Emergency Department at Nyack Hospital is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year by board-certified and board-eligible emergency physicians from Emergency Medical Associates (www.ema-ed.com), one of the premier emergencyphysician groups in the country. It is supported by a comprehensive team of healthcare professionals, including highly skilled nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

For further information about the Emergency Department at Nyack Hospital, please call 845.348.2345.