Emergency Care

Harrington’s Emergency Care Centers (ECC) in Southbridge and Webster provide high quality, compassionate care for emergency medical and psychiatric conditions 24-hours per day, 365 days per year, with much shorter wait times than surrounding facilities. Our award-winning Emergency Departments are staffed by highly-trained nurses and by Associated Physicians of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (APHMFP) of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).

Safety, Security and Coronavirus Notice – Please be advised:

All patients and bags are subject to search upon arrival at our Emergency Care Centers. In addition, as part of our ongoing coronavirus precautionary measures, ONE Visitor allowed to enter the facility at this time.

See full details about Harrington’s COVID-19 precautions and policies > 

Check out the newly renovated Emergency Department at UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Hospital in Southbridge.

Both of our Emergency Care Centers:

• Are staffed by Associated Physicians of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (APHMFP) of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and by seasoned nursing staff, many of whom have advanced training that extends beyond emergency medicine
• Offer expert, real-time reading of imaging scans by BIDMC radiologists
• Are Designated Primary Stroke Centers and recipients of the Coverdell Award for Stroke Care
• Provide nutrition, social work and other support services, integrated with the full range of emergency medical care including high-quality laboratory and imaging services, surgical care and more
• Are one of the only facilities in the region to offer 24-hour emergency psychiatric care

Our patients’ experiences speak for themselves:

“… We felt grateful we were in such good hands…”

“… We cannot say enough wonderful things about the care…”

“…A textbook example for best practices in care…”