Emergency care
Emergency care is the treatment of unexpected, severe medical injuries or infections. It is typically delivered in an emergency room or an ambulance. Our emergency medicine physicians stabilize your condition as quickly as possible to prepare you for the next step of care or discharge.
Emergency room (ER) in Franklin, North Carolina
When the unexpected happens, you don't have to go through it alone.
Angel Medical Center is prepared to care for you and your loved ones during physical and mental health emergencies. Our emergency department doctors are dedicated to providing rapid, high-quality care for all manner of serious conditions, including fevers and strokes.
Medical airlift services
Our 24/7, regional helicopter service — Mountain Area Medical Airlift (MAMA) — provides transport if you are critically ill or injured within a 150-mile radius of Asheville. This enables our adult and pediatric care teams to get you the life-saving care you need.
Our 24/7, regional helicopter service — Mountain Area Medical Airlift (MAMA) — provides transport if you are critically ill or injured within a 150-mile radius of Asheville. This enables our adult and pediatric care teams to get you the life-saving care you need.
Emergency conditions we treat
Our emergency department is equipped to handle a variety of conditions, including:
- Abdominal pains
- Arm weakness
- Broken bones
- Chest pains
- Confusion
- Deep cuts or abrasions
- Diabetic emergencies
- Difficulty breathing
- Eye injuries
- Facial drooping
- Fevers
- Heart attacks
- Poisoning
- Pregnancy complications
- Seizures
- Serious trauma
- Severe burns
- Severe vomiting
- Shortness of breath
- Speech difficulty
- Strokes
- Uncontrollable bleeding
- Weakness
Services and treatments provided in our emergency room
Our team of doctors is dedicated to providing rapid, compassionate and personalized emergency services to you and your family.
Features of our ER
With 17 beds, private exam rooms and trauma rooms, we provide dedicated, supportive care, always working to ensure you are as comfortable as possible during life's difficult moments.
Our emergency room offers the following services:
- Diagnostic testing
- Emergency response protocol for heart attacks
- Expedited transfers from regional facilities
- FastTrack areas for minor injuries or illnesses
- Mental health intake and assessment
- Pediatric emergency care
Our stroke care expertise
Our hospital is certified by The Joint Commission as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital (ASRH), demonstrating our capabilities for providing evidence-based treatment during even the most complex strokes.
As a recipient of the Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite Plus, we recognize the importance of timely, high-quality stroke care. If you are exhibiting stroke symptoms, dial 9-1-1.
Behavioral health services at Sweeten Creek Mental Health and Wellness Center
Our 84,000 square foot facility in Asheville offers 120 beds for both acute inpatient and outpatient mental health care. To get admitted, you must first undergo a medical screening from one of our emergency physicians to confirm conditional stability. Once this has been established, you or your loved one would be recommended a transfer to more longtime care in Asheville.
With separate and secure units for children, adolescents, adults and seniors, each age-appropriate unit has its own private outdoor courtyard, as well as a “psych-safe playground” for kids, basketball court for adults and an outdoor walking trail for seniors.
Our overall goal is to use various treatment methods to get you stabilized and through your crisis, before acquiring support in the community so you can thrive at home, rather than in the hospital.
Please call (828) 213-4696 to schedule your assessment today. If you're experiencing an emergency and you’re worried about your own or a loved one's safety, call 911 or visit the nearest emergency room immediately.