Millcreek Community Hospital

• A 167-bed osteopathic acute care hospital, located in Erie, PA, offering 24-hour emergency care and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services
• The largest, regionally recognized provider of behavioral health in northwest PA
• 85 beds, featuring three specialized units for children, adults, older adults and an adult partial hospitalization program
• Senior services, including an ACE unit (Acute Care for Everyone) and the LECOM Senior Living Center, which provides full access to nursing and rehabilitation services
• More physician residency programs than any hospital in the tri-state region
• Affiliated with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), the nation’s largest medical school in terms of enrolled students
• Other services include pediatric medicine, ENT, surgery, orthopedics and GI as well as detox, wound care, diagnostic radiology, urology and more
• CT and ultrasound available 24/7
• MRI available weekdays
• House officers 24/7

Erie sits on the south-central shores of Lake Erie, directly between Cleveland, Ohio; Buffalo, NY; and Pittsburgh, PA. It features beautiful established suburban and urban communities, including lakeside developments and tree-lined streets with Victorian homes. These neighborhoods are close to excellent public and private schools. There are abundant recreational options. Enjoy the local arts and culture, such as the Erie Philharmonic, Erie Art Museum and several local theatre companies. The area is host to semi-pro and professional sports, such as Seawolves baseball, the Otters - Ontario hockey league and the BayHawks NBA development team, just to name a few. There also is a nearby NASCAR track. Local collegiate sports include Gannon University, Mercyhurst College, Edinboro University and Penn State-Behrend.

Outdoor recreation opportunities include Presque Isle State Park beaches, the Seaway Trail along the lakefront and a variety of ski resorts in the area. The region also is famous for growing grapes and produces the third-largest amount of wine in the United States. The Erie International Airport provides daily flights and connections for convenient travel.

• ED Volume: 14,000
• 10 treatment rooms plus four behavioral health beds
• New ED facility to begin construction in November 2022
• Level II ED has lower acuity, community-type patient pathology with approximately 10 percent admission rate
• Established referral programs to other local hospitals when necessary
• Meditech EMR with Dragon dictation
• Resident and medical student ED rotations include family medicine, psychiatry, podiatry, pharmacy, orthopedic surgery and transitional year
• 24/7 psych resident in the ED
• Hospitalist service handles approximately 95 percent of admissions
• ED ultrasound
• Rapid radiology reads and lab results
• Well-equipped department includes Glidescope, slit lamp