Emergency Department Emergency Department DesignDesign

ByBy Idrees IwaidatIdrees IwaidatAl-Ahli HospitalAl-Ahli Hospital

GoalGoal

To create ideal Emergency To create ideal Emergency Department designDepartment design

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.

Thank youThank you