Home > Our Services > Emergency Services Anticoagulation Clinic Bariatric Surgery Journey to a Healthy Weight Cardiology Heart Attack Symptoms Patient Preparation Center for Pain Medicine Our Services Providers / Staff Locations Medical Records Information Emergency Services EMS Endocrinology Gastroenterology Infusion Center Reiki Therapy Services Laboratory Neurological Studies F.A.S.T. Stroke Preparedness Occupational Medicine Orthopedics Own the Bone Joint Academy Pharmacy Radiology Respiratory Services Sleep Medicine Common Sleep Conditions STOP-Bang Assessment Medical History Form Maps and Directions Surgical Services Telehealth Therapy Services Treatment Information Locations/Contacts Neurosurgery Urgent Care Urogynecology & Women's Health Weight Loss Weight Loss Management Bariatric Surgery Emergency Services Western Reserve Hospital Emergency Department - (330) 971-7436 Western Reserve Hospital's Emergency Department offers emergency care 24 hours a day, with physicians experienced in emergency care on duty in the emergency area and a specialty consultation available within 30 minutes by a member of the hospital medical staff. The hospital’s scope of services includes in-house capabilities for managing physical and related emotional problems, with provisions for transfer to another facility when indicated. The emergency department physicians and staff also respond to all announced in-hospital codes and other emergencies. Dr. Rudd "Sonny" Bare, Division Chief of Emergency Medicine for Western Reserve Hospital Dr. Sonny Bare is the Division Chief of Emergency Medicine for Western Reserve Hospital. He has served as Associate EMS Director for Bath Township and Medical Officer of the Night at St. Thomas Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. He has served in a variety of medical education capacities ranging from Emergency Medical Academic Attending at an urban teaching hospital and Level I trauma center to Northeastern Ohio Universities Medical School Clinical Emergency Medicine Instructor. Dr. Bare serves as a member at Large on the Western Reserve Hospital Medical Staff Leadership Team. Dr. Bare is certified for disaster management through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Hospital Incident Command System (HICS). He has also received training for Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), shock trauma and hyperbarics and dive medicine. He attended medical school at Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine (NEOUCOM) and received emergency medicine and EMS training at Summa Akron City Hospital. He holds a master’s degree in medical education from the University of New England and has a passion for teaching EMS and medical mission/disaster relief trips. Rob Lewis, EMS Director Rob Lewis is the EMS Director at Western Reserve Hospital. A registered nurse since 1998, Lewis has 5 years of Intensive Care Unit experience as well as 5 years of Emergency Room experience. He has also served as the Western Reserve EMS Coordinator since 2005. Lewis is also an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Special Topics Instructor. He has been a firefighter paramedic with the City of Macedonia since 1999 and currently serves as Lieutenant.