Riddle Memorial Hospital to expand emergency room
The Riddle Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania, US is set to undergo a $16.5 million expansion of its emergency unit.
Construction will be carried out in two phases. The two-year project will raise the size of its existing emergency room by 4,000 square feet to reach a final area of 5000 square feet. Phase I, estimated at $1.5 million, will transform the hospital's Fast Track area into a Rapid Evaluation Unit to serve less-acute patients. The evaluation unit will comprise a total of six bays sporting recliners and televisions.
The same phase will also convert the admissions and registration space into a clinical waiting area with a seat capacity of 20. The admissions and registration area will be shifted east of its current location as part of the project. The main hospital entryway will be relocated in the western part of the facility.
The second phase of the project, estimated to have a budget of $15 million, is in the design stages. It is scheduled to start in June 2012 following the completion of the new Rapid Evaluation Unit.
