Emergency Care Now. Payment Handled Later.
Getting hurt in a car wreck is stressful enough without worrying about how the ER visit gets paid for. If you’re working with a personal injury attorney, Arlington ER will treat you today under a Letter of Protection, no card on file, no insurance check, no bill handed to you at discharge. We sort out payment with your attorney once your case settles, not before.
We see this arrangement often. Car accidents on I-20 and Highway 303, slip-and-fall claims, workplace injuries, dog bites, you name it. If your attorney is willing to sign an LOP, we’re ready to see you.
Step 1
Your attorney faxes, emails, or hand-delivers a signed Letter of Protection to our billing office, either before you arrive or the same day. It’s a one-page document, nothing complicated.
Step 2
No waiting room, no insurance card, no deposit. Once the LOP is confirmed, a physician evaluates you the same way any patient would be seen: right away.
Step 3
CT, X-ray, ultrasound, labs, whatever the injury calls for. Personal injury cases live and die on documentation, so we’re thorough about what gets recorded and why.
Step 4
Your legal team gets your imaging, physician notes, and itemized charges without having to chase down a hospital records department for weeks. Payment is settled once your case resolves.
An injured client who waits four hours in a hospital ER lobby isn’t getting better care, just a longer wait. We move fast.
Accidents don’t wait for business hours. Neither do we. Arlington ER runs 24/7, every day of the year.
CT, X-ray, ultrasound, and a full lab on-site, so your client isn’t referred out three times before a diagnosis lands.
A personal injury claim is only as strong as the medical record behind it. Here’s what a typical LOP visit at Arlington ER produces.
CT scans, digital X-ray, and ultrasound to show exactly what’s injured and how badly.
Blood work and other lab panels when the injury or your symptoms call for it.
IV fluids, pain control, wound care, and suturing, whatever it takes to get you stable and comfortable.
Splinting and casting for fractures and joint injuries from the crash or fall.
EKG and observation if the impact was significant enough to warrant a closer look at your heart.
Physician notes and imaging reports written with the level of detail a personal injury case actually needs.
Patients and even some attorneys mix these up. They’re not the same thing, and the difference matters.
| Letter of Protection | Medical Lien | |
|---|---|---|
| Who sets it up | Your attorney, with your approval | The hospital or provider, on their own |
| What it is | A private agreement between you, your attorney, and the ER | A legal claim filed against your future settlement |
| Public record? | No | Yes, filed with the county |
| Do you choose the provider? | Yes, you and your attorney pick where to go | No, whichever facility treated you files it automatically |
| Collections while your case is open | Paused until settlement | Can still be pursued |
| Where you’ll usually see it | Freestanding ERs, specialists, outpatient clinics | Hospital emergency departments |
