The Muhlenberg department of emergency medicine is comprised of 19 treatment beds including 10 monitored beds, a trauma bay and a contiguous minor acute care area with four individual rooms.

The Cedar Crest emergency department is currently comprised of 23 monitored beds, 1 ophthalmology room, 2 trauma bays and 1 trauma operating room.

Senior level residents have the opportunity to gain department management experience under the supervision of an attending physician at the 17th & Chew Street emergency department.  This department is comprised of 13 treatment rooms and has access to all of the network's resources.

State of-the-art medical equipment and technology provide advanced emergency care:

- Superbly equipped, fully computerized network laboratories enhance efficient patient care and research capabilities.

- A modern cardiac catheterization laboratory and angioplasty add to Muhlenberg's treatment options for acute cardiac illnesses.

- The department of emergency medicine features computerized imaging of updated medical records visualized onscreen in the department.

- Stored files of ECGs from the division of cardiology are available 24 hours a day by ECG modem.

- Tele-Intensivist

- New PACS Radiology System

All sites function as a command station throughout the region. Emergency physicians provide on-line medical communication and pre-hospital intervention through the paramedics in the field. Training as a resident will lead to certification as a base station medical command physician.

A special needs outpatient center of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, inner city network clinics and the occupational medicine all refer to the emergency department for their emergency care needs.

Residents also participate as part of the aeromedical team, both in direct patient care and as a medical command physician with Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network's University MedEvac helicopter. MedEvac serves 16 Pennsylvania and New Jersey counties, making more than 1,400 flights a year.