If you have a life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately to be transported to the nearest emergency room. If you are not experiencing a life-threatening emergency, but need immediate and urgent medical attention, visit one of our two emergency departments in Berkeley or Oakland, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Our emergency services are located at:

2450 Ashby Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 204-4444

357 34th St.
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 655-4000

Alta Bates Summit emergency departments have been honored for their stroke care, and for overall quality and patient safety.

Some of the common conditions treated in an emergency room include:

• Difficulty breathing
• Unconsciousness
• Severe bleeding
• Poisoning
• Chest pain or pressure
• Severe allergic reactions
• Moderate to severe burns or wounds
• Convulsions or seizures
• Serious head, neck or back injury
• Sudden inability to speak, see, walk or move