The Andrew F. Anderson Emergency Center
Go behind the scenes
in the emergency center
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The Andrew F. Anderson Emergency Center visiting philosophy
At Rhode Island Hospital, we believe
that patients' families and friends are important to their
well being. We encourage patients to have a loved one with
them while they wait and during their treatment, if appropriate.
Should additional family members or friends come to see
the patient while he or she is in the emergency center, they may visit
if the patient gives consent. For the patient's comfort,
we may limit the number of loved ones who can be at the
patient's bedside.
We recognize the patient's family and friends as important
members of the health care team, and we strive to keep them
informed of the patient's progress. |
Reception and waiting - visible
by nursing staff at all times, and accessible from the parking
garage via the stairs and elevator. Families may pick up and drop
off patients at the center entrance.
- Central nursing stations - offer
maximum visibility of patients, as well as improved efficiency
and traffic flow for staff.
- Triage - private rooms in which
specially trained triage nurses determine the severity of a patient's
illness or injury.
Major patient care areas
- Fast track - developed for patients
with less urgent conditions. Emergency center physicians,
RNs, LPNs and technicians ensure that patients are treated quickly,
privately, and away from more severe emergency cases.
- Urgent care A and Urgent care B
- designed for patients with non-life-threatening injuries or
illnesses, but who need urgent care.
- Critical care - equipped so that
the team can care for patients with life-threatening illnesses
or injuries. Patients can be tested using CT scan, echocardiography,
x-ray and electrocardiography. Physicians in every specialty are
on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can be called in at
any time. There is an elevator that goes directly to the operating
room one floor above-this opens across from the trauma operating
room.
Specialty care areas and accomodations for families
- Chest pain center - patients who
are admitted for observation for chest pain can be tested, treated,
monitored and discharged within 23 hours. Patients can receive
a stress test, CT scan, echocardiography, x-ray and/or other necessary
tests in this center.
- Clinical decision unit - created
for patients who require psychiatric observation and detoxification
after their emergency center visit.
- Decontamination room -
equipped for patients who have been exposed to toxic chemicals
or biological hazards. The staff has extensive training in hazardous
materials, and keeps current through numerous drills every year.
The hospital is equipped to accommodate multiple patients at a
time, and also has two decontamination tents.
- Diagnostic imaging - a complete
range of diagnostic and interventional procedures in general radiology
and in subspecialty areas. Our diagnostic imaging equipment reflects
the latest technological developments and advances in imaging
science.
- Family waiting area - each care
area has a waiting area for patients' families.
- Private family room - located off
the lobby, the private family room allows families of critically
ill patients and/or grieving families privacy and quiet.
- PCPs and family practice physicians
- Primary care physicians and family practice physicians are important
members of the health care team. At the Andrew F. Anderson Emergency Center, we make every effort to keep primary care physicians
and family practice physicians informed of their patients' conditions
and treatments. With a work room where primary care physicians
and family practice physicians can attend to administrative and
consultative matters, The Andrew F. Anderson Emergency Center
partners with physicians to provide high quality care.
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