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ED Waiting Area |
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Comfortable, easily monitored waiting area with natural light, clustered seating and direct access to triage.
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ED Treatment Area |
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Private treatment rooms with accommodations for visitors. Glass door to reduce noise and improve visual access. Walls attached to floor above and sound-blocking to reduce noise transmission and improve privacy. |
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Comprehensive digital imaging and diagnostics capabilities available directly in the ED to reduce wait time. |
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Dedicated elevator to rapidly transport patients needing surgery or emergency angioplasty to the operating room or the cardiac catheterization lab. |
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Pneumatic tub system transports samples and specific tests to the laboratory for analysis. |
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Separate results-waiting area with 10 patient recliners. Frees up treatment rooms to improve throughput.
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Decontamination Room |
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Dedicated outdoor entrance to ensure other emergency patients and staff are not potentially contaminated. Shower facilities to wash off hazardous materials and contaminants. Separate ventilation system. Run-off water containing any contaminants is stored in an underground storage tank until it can be safely disposed of. |
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Behavioral Health Area |
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Incorporates design elements to prevent patients from harming themselves, including solid ceiling, seated lights, immovable bed and door handles that collapse. |
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Control switches, gasses and supplies on the wall are covered by a polycarbonate panel to limit access to patients while allowing individual to see contents. |
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Security camera in each room and button staff can press for Security assistance. |
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Self-contained unit for greater privacy, safety and control. Staff station allows for visual access but has a high ledge to protect staff. Shade in doorway to provide privacy.
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Senior Emergency Unit |
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Six-bed unit with spacious rooms. Large windows improve orientation to time and place and provide nature views to reduce stress. Slip-resistant flooring reduces falls. |
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Toilet and sink located in each room behind privacy screens to reduce falls. |
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Doctors certified in geriatric medicine and clinical emergency pharmacists to review medication interactions available for consultation. |
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Pediatric Area |
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| Children are cared for in a separate pediatric area of the Center for Emergency Care, where outstanding timely care is delivered by a skilled clinical team that includes board certified emergency medicine physicians and specially trained physician assistants and registered nurses. Through a partnership with The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a CHOP hospitalist is on-site 24/7 to consult on emergency cases involving infants, children and adolescents in UMCPP’s Center for Emergency Care. |
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For more information about services provided through the Center for
Emergency Care at UMCPP, please use the navigation items listed to the
left, or call 1.888.PHCS4YOU (742.7496).
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