Emergency Center Facts
Location: Ground floor of new hospital. Entrance on Congress Parkway, between Paulina Street and Ashland Avenue.
Size: 40,000 square feet, 60 treatment rooms, with more than double the capacity of the existing emergency department to meet growing community needs
Special equipment and a flexible infrastructure to accommodate surge capacity to treat mass casualties
Ambulance bays that convert to a decontamination center
A biosurveillance system to monitor geographic disease activity
Ability to switch the airflow to seal off contagions
Advanced diagnostic equipment to speed delivery of patient care
Patient comfort: Every room provides comfort and privacy, with sliding glass doors, curtains and a flat-screen television.
Imaging: Patients can receive radiology services in the emergency department rather than traveling to another part of the hospital.
Young patients: The waiting room includes a separate pediatric area for children and their families.
Parking: Temporary parking is available, along with a separate drop-off area.