posted by Joe Polk at 1:11 AM /
St. Clair Memorial Hospital opened the doors this week to its new Observation Unit, an extension to its Emergency Department.
The unit's purpose is to provide testing to determine more quickly whether the patient should be admitted or be sent home, said David Kish, director of Emergency Services at the Mt. Lebanon hospital.
Mr. Kish said patients who needed observation previously were scattered throughout the hospital, wherever there was an available bed. Now, such patients will be taken directly to the Observation Unit.
Read more: www.post-gazette.com/pg/10217/1077709-55.stm
The unit's purpose is to provide testing to determine more quickly whether the patient should be admitted or be sent home, said David Kish, director of Emergency Services at the Mt. Lebanon hospital.
Mr. Kish said patients who needed observation previously were scattered throughout the hospital, wherever there was an available bed. Now, such patients will be taken directly to the Observation Unit.
Read more: www.post-gazette.com/pg/10217/1077709-55.stm
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