Johnston County Medical Center in Smithfield, N.C., is planning to remodel its emergency department to better manage increased patient volume, according to a Smithfield Herald report.
The hospital's ED was designed to accommodate roughly 37,000 patients a year, but currently serves nearly 50,000 patients a year, according to the report. The increased patient volume causes slower wait times and longer visits.
The hospital is trying to raise $1.5 million to fund updates to the ED that would increase capacity by approximately 13,000 patients annually. The project would convert office space and a staff lounge to exam areas and move the behavioral health ward to a vacant part of the building. These changes would free up space for six additional exam areas and eight new behavioral health rooms.
Johnston County Medical Center plans to begin construction next June and complete the project in late 2013 or early 2014.
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The hospital's ED was designed to accommodate roughly 37,000 patients a year, but currently serves nearly 50,000 patients a year, according to the report. The increased patient volume causes slower wait times and longer visits.
The hospital is trying to raise $1.5 million to fund updates to the ED that would increase capacity by approximately 13,000 patients annually. The project would convert office space and a staff lounge to exam areas and move the behavioral health ward to a vacant part of the building. These changes would free up space for six additional exam areas and eight new behavioral health rooms.
Johnston County Medical Center plans to begin construction next June and complete the project in late 2013 or early 2014.
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