When should you go to the emergency room
instead of Regional FirstCare?

Immediate care is not a substitute for emergency care.

You should use a hospital’s emergency department for serious or life-threatening problems.

If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms, don’t wait!

Call 911 or get to your nearest hospital emergency room:

• Chest Pain
• Severe abdominal pain
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Sudden dizziness, weakness or loss of coordination or balance
• Sudden blurred vision
• Numbness in the face, arm or leg
• Sudden, severe headache
• Deep cuts or bleeding that won’t stop
• Coughing up or vomiting blood
• Severe burns
• Seizures