Post on 26-Dec-2015
Emergency Department Emergency Department DesignDesign
ByBy Idrees IwaidatIdrees IwaidatAl-Ahli HospitalAl-Ahli Hospital
ObjectivesObjectives
Identification of Population Identification of Population needs for Emergency needs for Emergency DepartmentDepartment
Ideal Emergency Department Ideal Emergency Department structure and design to meet structure and design to meet population need population need
ER to EDER to ED
Health care expectationsHealth care expectations
Function of ER roomFunction of ER room
History of ER designHistory of ER design
Present ER structurePresent ER structure
BedsBeds RoomsRooms ResourcesResources StaffStaff ServicesServices
Ideal ED structure and designIdeal ED structure and design
Function-Function- Environment safety- patient/staffEnvironment safety- patient/staff Space- systemSpace- system Expedite assessment, care, TX Expedite assessment, care, TX
and dispositionand disposition Cater unique patient populationCater unique patient population Maximize human reourcesMaximize human reources
What does the ideal structure What does the ideal structure look like?look like?
Refer to attached diagramRefer to attached diagram
Structure descriptionStructure description
ConclusionConclusion
Over the last forty years Palestinian Over the last forty years Palestinian hospitals have transitioned from hospitals have transitioned from treating emergency cases in hospital treating emergency cases in hospital wards to the establishment of wards to the establishment of minimally staffed/equipped minimally staffed/equipped emergency rooms. emergency rooms.
We are currently in the next phase of We are currently in the next phase of development in emergency care and development in emergency care and need to move our Emergency need to move our Emergency Rooms to fully functional Emergency Rooms to fully functional Emergency Departments in both structure, Departments in both structure, system, and design.system, and design.