Patient Care
Providing time-sensitive care that impacts outcomes.
Focused on human impact.
From our main academic medical centers to ground and air ambulances across the northeastern United States, Pitt Emergency Medicine clinicians provide life-saving care to hundreds of thousands of patients each year.
Our Services
Center for Cardiac Arrest Survival
The University of Pittsburgh Center for Cardiac Arrest Survival (CCAS) addresses the need for a comprehensive, research-driven approach to reducing mortality from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
General Emergency Medicine
Our faculty and trainees provide emergency care to patients at emergency departments throughout the UPMC System.
Medical Toxicology
The Medical Toxicology Outpatient Clinic provides evaluation and treatment for persons exposed to chemicals and solvents at work or home. We also provide an inpatient and consultation service that can deal with the most difficult and life-threatening poisonings or envenomations.
Post-Cardiac Arrest Service
The University of Pittsburgh Post-Cardiac Arrest Service (PCAS) is a multidisciplinary group of clinicians and researchers who provide initial resuscitation, in-hospital care, and long-term follow up to over 400 patients each year.
Prehospital Care
We engage in a variety of online and off-line EMS medical direction, airline and traveler medical consultation, EMS research and education, tactical medicine, emergency preparedness, and disaster response.