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Emergency Medicine

We promise to give you the best.

Welcome to the Massac Memorial Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine, where we are here to help our community in times of crisis. Our paramedics, ambulatory services, and emergency room staff are primed to respond to the needs of our Massac County community 24 hours a day, seven days a week, minutes-even seconds-after an emergency strikes. We hope you never need us, but when you do, we are here and ready to effectively manage your critical health needs.

Fast Facts

Can you prepare for a major catastrophe? When Hurricane Katrina left the people of the Gulf Coast homeless and the rest of the nation stunned, it served as an eye-opener that natural disasters can happen to anyone. That's why it is important to be prepared if the worst should ever happen in your backyard.

Your health and safety may depend on keep appropriate medical supplies and necessary papers on hand. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you put the following items in a manageable box or bag in a readily accessible place. Keep versions of this toolbox in your home, your car and at work.

What to Pack in Your Health Toolbox As recent natural disasters still leave our nation stunned, you should ask yourself how prepared you are to meet the formidable challenges that these weather related disasters present.

Keeping appropriate medical supplies and necessary papers on hand will help to ensure that you stay as healthy as possible if the worst does happen. The Centers for Disease Control recommends that you put the following items in a manageable box or bag in a readily accessible place. Keep one in your home, your car and at work.

General First Aid Kit

Bandages Pocket Knife Ace bandage Safety pins Rolled gauze

Instant cold packs Cotton swabs Sanitary napkins Adhesive Medical tape Splinting supplies

Scissors Hydrogen peroxide Tweezers Antibiotic ointment

Thermometer Alcohol swabs Bar soap Tissues or toilet paper

Physicians on the Massac Memorial Hospital medical staff are independent contractors who have been granted privileges at Massac Memorial Hospital. They are not employees or agents of the hospital.

Legal Relationship between Hospital and Physicians/Providers:
Massac Memorial Hospital employs Jonathan Walters, MD; Adam Connell, MD; Michael Hicks, MD; Thomas Staton, MD; Yusheng Dong, MD; Mallory Wittig, APRN, FNP-BC; Alyce Hannan APRN, FNP-BC; Amanda Reed, APRN, ACNS-BC; Ashley Hagerty, PA-C; Ashley Suggs, APRN, FNP-C, and Jessica Wright, APRN, FNP-C. All other physicians/providers, pathologists, radiologists, anesthesia providers, other hospital-based providers, my attending physician/provider and consulting physicians/providers are independent contractors and are NOT employees or agents of Massac Memorial Hospital. All such physicians/providers are independent contractors who have been granted privileges at this facility for care and treatment of their patients. I recognize that the independent contractor physicians/providers are not subject to supervision or control of Massac Memorial Hospital with respect to my treatment. I acknowledge that the employment agency status of physicians/providers participating in my care are not relevant to my selection of Massac Memorial Hospital/Massac Memorial Medical Clinics for my care. I acknowledge that any questions about the Independent Contractor Disclosure paragraph and the important information contained in it have been answered to my satisfaction.