| SPPH Announces ER Expansion |
Posted: February 1, 2000 |
State-of-the-Art Emergency Department Planned
at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital (2/1/00)
SAN PEDRO, CA � A major $3 million renovation and expansion of San Pedro Peninsula Hospital�s (SPPH) emergency department and the construction of a separate $700,000 community education center will begin this year, hospital officials announced.
The expansion of the emergency department is necessary to meet the steadily growing patient demand and to provide a variety of rooms for all types of patients � from someone suffering a major heart attack to a person who breaks his little finger in the middle of the night.
�Not only will the renovation allow our medical staff to provide the best care for our emergency patients, it also will be in compliance with new state-mandated seismic conditions that must be met by 2008,� said SPPH President John Wilson. �The emergency department will truly be a state-of-the-art facility for the 21st century.�
The emergency department expansion will replace the hospital�s four current conference rooms. A separate $700,000 community education center will be built in place of the conference rooms.
Once the renovation is completed, the emergency department will increase from the current eight-bed department to a wing containing 15 beds within 14 separate patient rooms. These rooms will be specialized to treat patients with specific conditions.
The expanded emergency department will include:
Four resuscitation rooms for treatment of patients sustaining major emergencies such as injuries from an automobile or industrial accident.
Two cardiac rooms for patients suffering chest pains or other heart-related ailments.
Three general treatment rooms.
Four observation beds for patients who may require hospital admission.
A pediatric room that will include two cribs, a television, VCR, and toys and books.
An updated Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Center for victims of sexual assault.
The emergency department will also feature a Fast Track system that allows patients who suffer minor emergencies on weekends and evenings -- when most urgent care centers and medical centers are not open � to be seen and cared for quickly.
In addition, the emergency department will feature a more efficient and patient-friendly admissions area and triage center. A centralized physician and nurse�s station will allow the medical staff to closely monitor each patient. And a consultation room will allow physicians and family members to speak privately on the condition of a patient.
�When completed, our emergency department will be a superior facility providing great care and service to the community,� said Stephen R. Shea, Medical Director of the SPPH Emergency Department. |
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