VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System leadership unveiled its renovated emergency department at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center today.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the conclusion of the first stage of the emergency department’s renovation project, which began more than three years ago. The newly opened unit will start receiving patients at 5 a.m. on Wednesday.
In order to avoid disruptions to ongoing patient care, the ribbon cutting was not open to the media or the public.
Upgrades include the construction of larger treatment rooms to allow for more comprehensive care and areas outfitted for cardiac monitoring to accommodate more acute patients, along with the installation of improved seating for families and visitors. Renovations also provide increased capacity for negative pressure rooms – resources often utilized for COVID-19 patients.
Construction will soon begin on the project’s second phase, which will result in an increase in treatment rooms providing a larger capacity to serve its veteran patient population.
The emergency department had more than 23,000 visits last fiscal year and a 21-percent admission rate and the serves as the “front door” of the medical center. It is a Level 1 geriatric-accredited emergency department within the five-star Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-rated VANEOHS healthcare system.
More information on the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center can be found here and on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website.
About – The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System provides comprehensive health care and social services for more than 110,900 veterans across Northeast Ohio. With 18 locations of care, including 13 outpatient clinics, two community resource and referral centers, a psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery center, a chronic dialysis center, and an outpatient surgery center, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System’s services are accessible to veterans in 21 counties.
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