HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – The new wing of the emergency room at Jennie Stuart Health in Hopkinsville is now open and under new leadership. They have improved the patient experience with a more efficient layout, larger capacity, and state of the art healthcare technology, according to a news release from the hospital.
The emergency room now has four triage bays, individual rooms are 30% larger, and three rooms are dedicated to resuscitating the critically ill and give additional space to accommodate medical staff.
“Our expansion will mean better care for emergency patients, which is our ultimate goal,” said Rahkeem Francis, Emergency Department Director at Jennie Stuart Health. “The Emergency Department is continuously striving for improvement for our patients whether it be by improvement of process, which we’ll see in this new facility, or by continuous learning.”
New technology is also part of the renovation including End-Tidal CO2, the transduction of Invasive lines to monitor pressures, the use of the Hamilton T-1 transport ventilator, and the added capability of being able to perform mechanical chest compressions, said the news release.
“As a community & regional Emergency Department, we are now better positioned to serve a growing need. By adding rooms, adding more space for care, giving providers dedicated stations for working cases, and adding healthcare capabilities we’ve really expanded what our Hopkinsville ER can do,” says Jennie Stuart Health CEO Eric Lee.
Renovations will continue with plans for a new waiting room. The old emergency room will also be renovated to add additional capacity by the summer.
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