To improve efficiency and accommodate a growing number of emergency room visits each year, Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., plans to add more emergency bays in its second expansion in the last decade, according to the Vincennes Sun-Commercial.
The hospital will add three "fast-track" bays to its ER, which will serve less acute patients who don't require extensive or time-consuming care. Patients will be seen by a physician assistant or nurse within the new space.
On Tuesday, the hospital's board of governors awarded a $163,000 contract to Wolfe Construction to lead the project. The renovation will begin in September and is expected to take about nine weeks to complete, according to the report.