Here are eight emergency department expansions announced in the past three months that are designed to increase capacity for growing patient volumes. The expansions are listed in reverse chronological order.
1. Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., applied for a certificate of need for an approximately $33 million emergency department expansion. In 2007, the ED had 46,500 patient visits, and in 2011, it had more than 56,000. The new ED will be able to accommodate 70,000 patient visits annually, according to the release.
2. Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital is planning a $200 million expansion project that will include a new emergency department. The existing ED was built to accommodate 44,000 annual visits but currently sees more than 60,000 annual visits.
3. Riddle Hospital in Media, Pa., is undergoing a two-phase, $16.5 million ED expansion project. The ED was designed to accommodate 22,000 patients a year. Currently, the facility treats roughly 32,000 patients a year and expects to treat up to 40,000 in the near future.
4. Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital opened its new $53 million emergency department and heart and vascular institute tower. In 2011, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital had more than 57,000 ED visits. The new ED will alleviate patient flow as it is twice the size of the old one.
5. Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently invested $4 million into emergency department renovations. ED volumes at the hospital have increased an average of 5 percent annually. In total, Penrose Hospital's ED sees about 125 patients per day.
6. St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa., is expanding its emergency department with a $22 million investment. In 2011, St. Mary treated nearly 69,000 ED patients, though the space was designed to handle only 50,000 patients. Furthermore, ED patient volume has had double-digit increases for the past three years. The expansion will allow the hospital to see up to 100,000 ED patients annually.
7. Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Health System opened its new emergency department. The ED's volume has grown from 29,000 patients a year in 1995 to 53,000 patients a year today.
8. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth broke ground on a new $57.7 million emergency care center. Last year, the hospital had 97,309 patients ED visitors and expects to see 100,000 patients this year.
1. Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., applied for a certificate of need for an approximately $33 million emergency department expansion. In 2007, the ED had 46,500 patient visits, and in 2011, it had more than 56,000. The new ED will be able to accommodate 70,000 patient visits annually, according to the release.
2. Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital is planning a $200 million expansion project that will include a new emergency department. The existing ED was built to accommodate 44,000 annual visits but currently sees more than 60,000 annual visits.
3. Riddle Hospital in Media, Pa., is undergoing a two-phase, $16.5 million ED expansion project. The ED was designed to accommodate 22,000 patients a year. Currently, the facility treats roughly 32,000 patients a year and expects to treat up to 40,000 in the near future.
4. Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital opened its new $53 million emergency department and heart and vascular institute tower. In 2011, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital had more than 57,000 ED visits. The new ED will alleviate patient flow as it is twice the size of the old one.
5. Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently invested $4 million into emergency department renovations. ED volumes at the hospital have increased an average of 5 percent annually. In total, Penrose Hospital's ED sees about 125 patients per day.
6. St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa., is expanding its emergency department with a $22 million investment. In 2011, St. Mary treated nearly 69,000 ED patients, though the space was designed to handle only 50,000 patients. Furthermore, ED patient volume has had double-digit increases for the past three years. The expansion will allow the hospital to see up to 100,000 ED patients annually.
7. Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Health System opened its new emergency department. The ED's volume has grown from 29,000 patients a year in 1995 to 53,000 patients a year today.
8. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth broke ground on a new $57.7 million emergency care center. Last year, the hospital had 97,309 patients ED visitors and expects to see 100,000 patients this year.