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Emergency Care Center

The Sturdy Memorial Hospital Emergency Care Center is equipped to handle some of the most serious situations life has to offer and treats more than 44,000 patients annually. Staffed by physicians and nurses who are career emergency professionals and/or have been extensively trained in treating emergencies, the Emergency Care Center is open 24 hours a day. "Quick Care", a program developed for people with less serious injuries or illnesses, is available every day from 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.


Emergency Care Physicians


Bruce Auerbach, MD

  • Medical School: Temple University
  • Training: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified: Emergency Medicine

Michael DeMelis, MD

  • Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Training: Rhode Island Hospital, Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified: Emergency Medicine

Nicole Durfey, MD

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
  • Training: Rhode Island Hospital, Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified: Emergency Medicine

Michael Fabrizio, DO

  • Medical School: College of Osteopathic Medicine/Surgery and Health Science
  • Training: Miriam Hospital, Internal Medicine

Brian Kelly, MD

  • Medical School: Rush Medical College
  • Training: Brooke Army Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified: Emergency Medicine

Kristina McAteer, MD

  • Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine
  • Training: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Emergency Medicine
  • Board Prepared: Emergency Medicine

Mark McGuire, MD

  • Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Training: Rhode Island Hospital, Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified: Emergency Medicine

Margaret Mueller, MD

  • Medical School: Mt. Sinai Medical School
  • Training: Rhode Island Hospital, Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified: Emergency Medicine

Hung Nguyen, MD

  • Medical School: University of Washington
  • Training: Detroit Receiving Hospital, Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified: Emergency Medicine

Brian Patel, MD

  • Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Training: Rhode Island Hospital
  • Board Certified: Emergency Medicine

Robert Perry, MD

  • Medical School: Hahnemann University School of Medicine
  • Training: Medical Center of Delaware, Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified: Emergency Medicine

Allan Raskin, MD

  • Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Training: Brown University/Memorial Hospital, Family Practice
  • Board Certified: Family Practice

Toni Rossi, MD

  • Medical School: Loyola University
  • Training: Boston City Hospital, Pediatrics
  • Board Certified: Pediatrics

Eric Schwam, MD

  • Medical School: University of Massachusetts
  • Training: Worcester Memorial Hospital, Internal Medicine
  • Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine

Emily Serrano, MD

  • Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Training: Rhode Island Hospital, Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified: Emergency Medicine

Lulu Tsai, MD

  • Medical School: National Taiwan University Medical College
  • Training: National Taiwan University Hospital, OB-GYN, Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, Anesthesiology
  • Board Certified: Ambulatory Care Medicine