You can’t plan for emergencies – but the staff at ChristianaCare Union Hospital Emergency Department are prepared every hour of every day.
ChristianaCare Union Hospital provides superior, around-the-clock emergency services to our community. From serious injury or illness to minor cuts, bumps and bruises, it is important that when patients arrive in our emergency department, they receive care that is fast, efficient, and provided in a comfortable and healing environment.
Primary Stroke Center Designation
ChristianaCare Union Hospital is proud to be a Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Certified stroke center. The stroke center designation highlights the exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for stroke care and to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes. Union Hospital Emergency Department strives to meet the unique and specialized needs of stroke patients.
Forensic Nurse Examiners
Nurse examiners at ChristianaCare Union Hospitals emergency department are part of the multidisciplinary Sexual Assault Response Team, created to ensure that survivors of sexual assault do not become victims of a fragmented medical-legal system. They offer confidential services, evaluate each victim’s pregnancy risk, and help prevent sexually transmitted diseases and infections. These services are provided at no cost to the victim. Confidential services are provided whether the victim chooses to have police involvement.