Ascension St. Vincent Plainfield - Emergency Department in Plainfield, Indiana, provides 24/7 care for life-threatening and severe illness and injury -- including heart attack, stroke, concussion, broken bones, and more. Experienced ER care teams listen to quickly understand your needs to deliver the right care for you and your family. You are connected to the right follow-up care across Ascension St. Vincent sites of care by our specialists—including leading cancer care, heart care and women's health.
Seconds count in stroke, heart and burn recovery, seek emergency care immediately. You can tell your family, friends and EMS to take you to your nearest Ascension St. Vincent emergency room.
Emergency care services include:
- 24/7 emergency care
- Admission (when needed) to Ascension hospitals
- Board-certified emergency care doctors and ER nurses
- On-site full-service digital imaging (X-ray, CT scan and ultrasound)
- On-site lab
- Private treatment rooms
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or dial 911. Signs or symptoms of an acute emergency may include shortness of breath, chest pain, open fracture, fainting, severe bleeding, head injury or other major trauma, one-sided weakness or numbness, loss of consciousness or fainting, severe abdominal pain, or bites or stings.
Care right away -- 24/7 emergency care
Doctors, nurses and care teams in our ER at Ascension St. Vincent Plainfield deliver advanced care for life-threatening symptoms and conditions. Call 911 or go directly to an emergency room if you or a family member are experiencing:
- Abdominal pain (moderate to severe)
- Back pain (severe)
- Chest pain
- Coughing up or vomiting blood
- Major trauma
- Pregnant and having labor pains
- Severe allergic reactions
- Severe burns
- Severe skin infections or complicated abscesses
- Shortness of breath
- Sudden neurologic changes like weakness, difficulty speaking, numbness, difficulty walking, or loss of consciousness
Connected to 24/7 emergency care for children
At Ascension St. Vincent Plainfield - Emergency Department and at every Ascension St. Vincent hospital, doctors and care teams provide pediatric emergency care for children 24/7. In Plainfield, your family is also connected to Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis with a Pediatric Trauma and Burn Center. With over 40 pediatric specialists, your child's doctors and care teams are working together for your child.Call 911 or go directly to an emergency room if your child is experiencing severe illness or injury, including:
- Animal bites
- Blue face and lips or pale coloring
- Chest pain
- High fever
- Major injury or broken bone
- Seizure
- Severe allergic reaction
- Severe vomiting or diarrhea
- Trouble breathing
- Other serious illness or injury
Advanced burn care
Ascension St. Vincent Plainfield has 24/7 access to advanced burn care at Ascension St. Vincent Burn Center in Indianapolis for both adults and children. Burn care specialists provide advanced critical care, comprehensive burn treatment and reconstructive surgery. Emergency and outpatient care for adults and children includes care for burns caused by fire, frostbite and inhalation injury.
Connected to specialized follow-up care
Your care doesn’t stop when you leave the ER. We help connect you to leading specialists and follow-up care to support your care plan and recovery. Your care team also helps you manage your medications and sends prescriptions to your local pharmacy or through Ascension Rx. And you will always have access to our other services, like imaging and lab.
