In the emergency department, we are ready to address medical needs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year in case of any medical eventuality. We have highly qualified staff, including emergency specialists, surgical doctors, and medical personnel trained in trauma support, cardiac support, and pediatric support.

Counts on highly qualified personnel who have been carefully chosen based on their experience, training and ongoing education in the topics that are related to the emergencies and national contingency situation including doctors, nurses, nursing technicians, medical nursing escorts, and personal paramedics.

We are the only hospital in Panama that has specialist doctors in emergencies, surgical doctors, and the rest of the medical personnel with trauma support training, cardiac support training, and pediatric support training.

The Triage System is a rapid filter where patients are attended to based on the severity of their health condition as quickly as possible to stabilize their symptoms and take immediate actions to save patients' lives.

Additionally, we have a system of codes designed to respond to contingency situations requiring immediate intervention by qualified medical personnel. Various codes are activated depending on each circumstance.

Patients with bodily injuries or urgent conditions are quickly sent to the observation area, where the patient's condition is monitored, and necessary tests, including X-rays or relevant examinations, are ordered. This information is sent electronically to admission and the patient's record.

This department ensures that a diagnosis and follow-up plan for the patient is completed in less than 4 hours. Additionally, it has priority and computerized connectivity with the radiology, laboratory, and hemodynamics departments, ensuring results within a period of no more than 30 minutes.