Emergency Care

Emergency Departments at Garnet Health

Garnet Health offers quality, compassionate emergency care when you need it most. We understand how stressful emergency situations can be for you and your family. Led by our Emergency Department Medical Director for Middletown, Matthew Meigh, DO, FACOEP and our Emergency Department Medical Director for our Catskills locations, Trevor K. McGinley, MD, our staff works hard to make your admittance and stay at our emergency department as effective, fast and comfortable as possible. We offer emergency care in Orange and Sullivan counties at the following facilities: 

• Garnet Health Medical Center Emergency Department in Middletown 
• Garnet Health Medical Center -⁠ Catskills, Emergency Department in Harris
• Garnet Health Medical Center -⁠ Catskills, Emergency Department in Callicoon

At Garnet Health, our multidisciplinary teams of specialists collaborate so you receive top-level care.  Whether you need an x-ray or a ct-scan, we will bring the tools and machines needed to your bedside to triage and execute your medical care. Our emergency services at Garnet Health Medical Center have received the honor of being named a Top Performer by Schumacher Clinical Partners, a group that oversees over 300 emergency sites around the country.

Emergency Care Services & Specialties

We offer a wide range of emergency services to you and your loved ones. Visit a Garnet Health emergency department if you are experiencing severe or life-threatening conditions or medical needs, such as the following:

• May be having a heart attack, stroke or seizure, or experience sudden loss of vision
• May be having a miscarriage
• Have experienced major injuries or wounds
• Has been involved in a high speed motor vehicle accident
• Has fallen from greater than 5 feet
• Are coughing up or vomiting blood
• Have severe abdominal pain or extreme vomiting
• Have severe shortness of breath or a severe asthma attack
• Are in Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Have sustained a significant head injury
• Have sustained a back injury and now cannot walk
• Have loss of bowel/bladder function
• Are experiencing suicidal or homicidal feelings

Additionally, our emergency care includes a variety of specialized services, including, but not limited to:

• Our behavioral health access center for patients who require psychiatric emergency services
• The children’s emergency department, separate and secure from our adult patient area 
• Our trauma center, with fully equipped trauma bays in a specialized treatment area where trauma patients are taken upon arrival
• A transfer center, to ensure rapid and efficient transportation and acceptance of our emergency patients
• Sexual assault examination services, with compassionate professionals who specialize in collecting evidence and caring for victims
• Our stroke center, specializing in strokes and other stroke-related emergencies 
• Teleburn services, which allow our doctors to directly communicate with expert burn specialists 24 hours a day, seven days a week via secure online connections

Your Emergency Care Team

Our doctors and emergency care specialists are Board- certified in emergency medicine. Our team includes:

• Doctors
• Nurse practitioners and nurses
• Physician assistants
• Laboratory, radiology and other technologists
• Respiratory therapists
• Administrative and registration staff
• On-site security

Our team works together tirelessly to treat emergency medical conditions quickly and effectively. Garnet Health specialists are on standby to provide a higher level of care specific to your health issue. If you or your loved ones have questions about your care, our compassionate team is ready to listen and accommodate you.

Fast, Efficient Emergency Care

Receive quality care when you need it most. Call 911 for immediate care. To reach the Garnet Health emergency department, please call:

• Garnet Health Medical Center: 845-333-1300
• Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills: 845-794-3300, ext. 2245
• The Schumacher Group, please call 888-703-3301

Garnet Health offers efficient and expert emergency care in Orange and Sullivan Counties, including Middletown, Harris and Callicoon, NY.