Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital has begun work on a $6 million project to upgrade its emergency department.
The Mercy Hospital emergency department in Rockville Centre receives an average of 35,000 patient visits annually and the improvement project is aimed at upgrading the aesthetics and layout of the facility, allowing Mercy to maximize its overall operational effectiveness, according to a written statement.
The project includes creating a new triage area with electronic patient check-in kiosks, upgraded floors, new lighting, a new nursing station and new furniture. The EMS triage will be moved closer to the ambulance bay to allow for more streamlined communication and coordination with first responders. There will also be redesigned workspaces throughout the emergency department to allow for an improved work environment and better visualization for patient safety.
“Updating our ED is crucial in an effort to meet the needs of the community and to match the evolving trends in healthcare. It is important for us to modernize,” Mercy Hospital President Joseph Manopella said in the statement. “I’m excited for our upgraded ED as it hasn’t seen a functional or aesthetic modernization in over 20 years.”
Phase one of the project, which is expected to be completed by the middle of next year, will be done in several sub-phases. Once phase one is completed, Mercy hopes to begin work on phase two, which is expected to include plans to expand the square footage of the ED.
“Offering high quality care, while providing a safe environment remains a top priority,” Mercy Hospital COO Ihab Ibrahim said in the statement. “This is why we are targeting a different section of the ED during each sub-phase to ensure that there is no disruption of day-to-day operations for our staff, patients and EMS providers.”
Emergency staff members at Mercy Hospital, which has been serving the surrounding Rockville Centre community for over 100 years, are trained to treat all medical conditions, illnesses and injuries, use advanced diagnostic imaging and consult with the hospital’s specialists in multiple disciplines. Mercy Hospital has also earned Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation, providing elderly patients who visit its ED with the necessary expertise, equipment and resources to deliver optimal care, according to the statement.
“The current aesthetic of the emergency department is a bit dated,” Dr. Robert Bramante, chairman of Emergency Medicine at Mercy, said in the statement. “This will help bring it up to what you would expect to see in a more modern hospital. Based on the plans and materials, when it’s complete, it is going to be a completely different experience.”
David Winzelberg
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