Emergency department Emergency department An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident & emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own means or by that of an ambulance. The emergency department is usually found in a hospital or other primary care center. Due to the unplanned nature of patient attendance, the department must provide initial treatment for a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and require immediate attention.
Charity Hospital (New Orleans) was featured in the TLC documentary series, "Code Blue". The series documented the lives of the hospital physicians and their patients. The episodes often illustrated the rate of violence in New Orleans by chronicling the high volume of patients who were treated in the emergency department with gunshot or stab wounds. Charity Hospital was also featured in two episodes of TLC's "", which focused on Charity's emergency department. Charity Hospital was also in an episode of "NY Med", where a doctor reminisces of his time spent at the hospital. "Big Charity", a documentary film by Alexander John Glustrom tells the