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Emergency Department Services (ED)

If you or someone you know is facing a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 now.

Since 1962, Hendricks Regional Health has put down roots in Hendricks County with a commitment to delivering high-quality, low-cost, patient-centered care. Our campuses and continuum of care have evolved—and continue to evolve—to better serve the growing needs of Western and Central Indiana. Our Emergency Departments in Danville and in Brownsburg, featuring convenient side-by-side emergency and immediate care, continue our mission in providing increased access to care close to home. When you choose us for emergency care, you are treated like family. That’s because we believe every person who walks through our doors deserves the highest level of urgency, comfort and care. Our patients can expect to be seen by a provider in twenty minutes or less.

Emergency Department vs Immediate Care and Primary Care

When you're seeking quick care, sometimes it can be difficult to determine where you should go. Take a look below at the symptoms and conditions that typically result in a trip to one of these locations. If you are experiencing a life-threatening situation at any time, dial 9-1-1 immediately.

Primary Care

See your primary provider for your physical yearly. Your primary care provider will also help you care for your chronic medical problems. Call to schedule appointments for your acute illness needs. Call the after-hours line for emergency guidance on health needs if the office is closed.

  • Checkups or physicals
  • Common illnesses such as cold/flu,sore throat, rash
  • Vaccines and Flu shots
  • Health advice
  • Medication refill/questions
  • Referral to a specialist
  • Routine tests
  • Chronic aches and pain
  • Urinary pain
  • Nausea or diarrhea
  • Minor pain, sprains, or swelling, but still able to move or walk
  • Minor burns, cuts, lacerations, or bites

If you do not have a primary care provider and would like one, please call 317.745.3627 to be connected with providers that are accepting new patients.

Immediate Care

If your primary care provider is not available, and urgent evaluation is needed, go to immediate care for the following:

*Infants under the age of 3 months cannot be seen in the Immediate Care Centers*

  • Severe colds, cough, or flu
  • Severe vomiting or diarrhea
  • Severe ear pain/pressure
  • Migraine headache
  • Treatment of minor allergic reactions or attacks
  • Severe urinary pain
  • Moderate pain, sprains, or swelling, but still able to move or walk
  • Moderate burns, cuts, lacerations, or bites
  • Vaginal discharge or penile discharge; concern for STD
  • Minor rashes
  • Skin infections/Boils/Skin abscesses

Hendricks Regional Health has Immediate Care locations in Brownsburg, Avon, and Plainfield.

Emergency Department

Go to the Emergency Department for serious threatening conditions.

  • Chest pain
  • Broken bone
  • High fever or fever in an infant <90 days old
  • Difficulty speaking
  • Dizziness
  • New shortness of breath
  • Signs of stroke, such as numbness or weakness of limbs
  • Serious head injury or eye injury
  • Sudden loss of consciousness
  • Accidental ingestion of foreign substance or object
  • Severe pain, swelling or immobility in joint or muscle
  • Trouble breathing
  • Uncontrolled bleeding
  • Seizure
  • Sudden, severe headache
  • Severe allergic reaction or attack
  • Severe abdominal pain
  • Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy
  • Head injuries in a person >65 years old

Hendricks Regional Health has emergency services at Danville and Brownsburg hospitals.

Our primary goal at the Emergency Department is to care for your acute medical needs. Whenever you visit the ER, it is important to schedule a follow-up appointment with your physician, as they know you and your medical history best and will be able to continue to monitor your health on a consistent basis.

Generally speaking, if you are in a significant amount of pain, the ER is the right place to go. For less severe illnesses, injuries and symptoms, it is best to contact your primary care physician, or visit Immediate or Urgent Care if you are not able to see your physician in a timely manner.
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Our Emergency Services & Programs

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Once a stroke is diagnosed, it’s a race against time. As a certified Primary Stroke Center, we are leaders in providing high-quality stroke and cardiovascular care to our community.

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Our special Nurse Navigators help facilitate patient continuity of care after their discharge from our Emergency Departments. Nurse Navigators provide assistance in scheduling follow-up appointments with your physician or another specialist, scheduling additional tests and/or sending paperwork to appropriate parties.

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Emergency Department patients who are admitted to our hospital are often treated by a member of our team of experienced hospitalists. For added convenience, your hospitalist will send your discharge report to your primary care physician, as well as the results of any tests that were completed.

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Our Emergency Departments are staffed with Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners. These nurses are specially trained in forensic examinations for victims of abuse or violence. They work with local law enforcement to help care for these patients.

EMS Center of Education & EMT Training

At Hendricks Regional Health, we are proud and honored to work with our EMS partners. We are certified as both a basic and advanced life support supervising hospital and teaching.

Learn More & Apply

Hendricks Regional Health has been recognized as a Pediatric Ready Level Emergency Department by the Indiana Emergency Medical Services for Children. This designation acknowledges our Danville ER's exceptional readiness to provide emergency care to pediatric patients.

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