Waukegan,
Ill., 10/07/05 – Vista Health Victory
Memorial Hospital is expanding its inpatient
capacity by renovating space currently used
as staff offices. Scheduled for completion
by the end of 2005, the new 5 West Unit will
provide 30 semi-private beds and 11 private
rooms.
“With
the new, expanded Emergency Department at
Victory Memorial Hospital opening soon, we
want to ensure that we can comfortably accommodate
our increasing number of patients. By relocating
office staff, we are able to quickly and cost-effectively
construct a brand new, state-of-the-art unit
for patients with medical or post-surgical
needs,” said Barbara J. Martin, president
and chief executive officer of Vista Health.
When
complete, Vista Health’s Emergency Department
Level II Trauma Center will provide 31 treatment
areas and double the square footage dedicated
to emergency care. Phase I of the ER expansion
scheduled to open during October will provide
two triage stations, an expanded area for
ER patient registration, a large glass enclosed
waiting area for families and a contained
waiting/play area with a whimsical ocean theme
for children.
The
completion in early 2006 of Phase II will
update current treatment rooms for seriously
injured or ill patients, relocate and expand
current “fast track” treatment areas,
and modernize and move the ER-dedicated imaging
area to a central location with newly installed
x-ray equipment.
Per
Tammie Finn, Chief Nursing Officer, “With
modernized treatment rooms along with expanded
triage, registration and family waiting areas,
our ER can efficiently provide the best of
emergency care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”
With
over 40,000 patients expected to need emergency
care at Victory Memorial Hospital during 2006,
Vista Health is investing today to meet the
healthcare needs of its patients now and in
the future.
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(above)
In
the new ER Security Office, Kenny Thorbjornsen,
Walsh Construction, takes a break from
the finishing work at Victory Memorial
Hospital.
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