When Emergencies Strike, We're Here 24/7

It was well past midnight when Safari arrived at FAME Hospital after being struck by a fast-moving motorcycle. The impact left him with a serious head injury and multiple fractures in his left leg. In those critical moments, access to immediate emergency care made all the difference.

Because FAME's Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Safari was received without delay. The medical team quickly stabilized him before conducting a thorough assessment, including X-rays to evaluate his leg fractures and a CT scan to determine the extent of his head injury.

The diagnostics showed that Safari had sustained multiple fractures in his leg, and that the swelling was too severe for a plaster cast (POP) to be applied safely. Instead, they put together a treatment plan that put his safety first. Once he was stable and his head injury had been fully assessed, Safari was discharged with instructions to return one week later, when the swelling had reduced enough for definitive fracture treatment.

For patients like Safari, emergencies do not wait for daylight. They happen in the middle of the night, on weekends and when families have nowhere else to turn. Thanks to supporters like you, FAME is able to keep its doors open around the clock, ensuring that expert emergency care is available whenever it is needed most. Every patient treated, every scan performed and every life stabilized is possible because of the generosity of partners and donors who believe that no one should face a medical emergency alone.