This Emergency Department Expansion project received Queens Chamber of Commerce Building Award 2019, First Prize Award for Rehabilitation Re-Adaptive Alteration or Addition.

This project consists of renovation and expansion of the existing Emergency Department located on the 1st floor Tower and Clinic buildings to accommodate the increase in patient volume, become more efficient in patient treatment, improve quality of service, patient privacy and satisfaction.

With this expansion, the total patient positions will be increased from 14 to 25-26 patient positions. The proposed plan will provide an improved and streamlined functional operation and patient flow, thus reducing the patient waiting time. Patients are greeted and directed to the Rapid Evaluation Unit

(REU) for assessment and bed side registration. Depending on their acuity, they are moved to the main ED. This process will increase the bed availability needed for other patients.

Single occupancy Patient Rooms are provided at the main ED, each equipped with sliding breakaway doors, hand-washing sink, physiological monitoring and space for family members. One Bariatric room with potential of double occupancy is also provided. Central Nurses Stations with visibility of all the rooms, Patient Toilets, Medication rooms, Nourishment stations, Clean Supply, as well as PACS reading stations and other program support functions are provided throughout. Staff Lounge, Supply, etc. are centrally located to serve the main ED and REU.

A Patient Care Medical Home (PCMH) suite is also provided for patient follow up after their ED visit. In addition, an Imaging Suite containing a CT and 2 X-Ray rooms contiguous to the ED provides necessary radiology support. The ED walk-in entrance with a new canopy and glass front exterior insures prominent presence. The Ambulance entry with an adjacent exterior mass decontamination area connects directly to the existing Ambulance Parking.

The project construction was performed in 4 phases while maintaining the ED in operation for the entire construction duration.