View, Add or Update Emergency Contact Details
Quick Guide
This guide shows how to view, add and update Emergency Contact Details within PowerChart.
New system layout
- From within an open patient record, click Treatment Escalation Plan in the main menu
- Emergency Contacts will display (if already documented check that they are up to date)
- To add or update a contact, or to add a second emergency contact; click the +∨ and select Emergency Contact Details
- Use the form on the left to add or update the first emergency contact, or use the form on the right to add a second emergency contact
- Click the tick to sign the form and save the details
Old system layout
- From within an open patient record, click the patient name on the blue banner bar
- Emergency Contacts will display (if already documented check that they are up to date)
- To add or update a contact, or to add a second emergency contact; click the +∨ and select Emergency Contact Details
- Use the form on the left to add or update the first emergency contact, or use the form on the right to add a second emergency contact
- Click the tick to sign the form and save the details
Updated: 20 November 2025