Emergency Department
636.344.1151

If you're experiencing a condition that feels like an emergency, call 911 immediately.

Fast and Friendly Emergency Care
Progress West HealthCare Center offers more convenient access to expert emergency care for residents of southern St. Charles County. Only 10 minutes west of Chesterfield, the Progress West Emergency Department offers adult and pediatric emergency care 24/7.

If emergency care is needed, the less time spent getting to help, the better. That's why Progress West HealthCare Center is ready to care for any urgent situation close to home. The Emergency Department offers an expedited triage process, bedside registration and all private rooms. As a member of BJC HealthCare, we can quickly and easily transfer trauma patients to Barnes-Jewish Hospital or St. Louis Children's Hospital after the patient has been stabilized.

Our partnership with St. Louis Children's Hospital  includes dedicated pediatric rooms and 24/7 coverage by Children's pediatricians and Progress West pediatric nurses.

Learn even more at ProgressWestER.org and visit Twitter.com/ProgressWestER for safety tips and updates on our ER wait time. And watch our newest television spot featuring the ER.

Urgent or Not?
Not sure if you should go in for emergency care? Symptoms considered emergencies include:

• Allergic reactions that cause breathing problems
• Bleeding that doesn't stop after 10 minutes of direct pressure
• Broken bones
• Earaches with high fever
• Fever with convulsions or extremely high fevers, especially in infants
• Heart attack symptoms, including shortness of breath, chest discomfort, nausea or excessive sweating
• Loss of consciousness
• Poisoning
• Seizures
• Stroke symptoms, including sudden confusion, dizziness, headache, slurred speech, or numbness in the face, arm or leg
• Severe pain