Erlanger hospital’s emergency room soon will be the nicest place you hope to never see, if Erlanger’s full board agrees with a recommendation to spend nearly $2 million to renovate the facility.
The project, which was recommended by Erlanger’s budget committee, is expected to be approved at Thursday’s board meeting.
It will be tricky to execute, however, since it involves tearing down walls and demolishing floors in one of the most sensitive areas of the hospital. Around 53,000 patients were treated in the emergency room last year, according to Erlanger’s annual report.
Erlanger’s emergency room
Erlanger hospital’s emergency room saw 53,000 patients in 2015.Current: 46 roomsPlanned: 58 rooms
The entrance to the emergency room at Erlanger hospital is seen in this file photo.No more than six of the 46 patient rooms in the emergency facility will be out of service at any one time, Executive Vice President Robert Brooks told budget committee members Monday evening. But that won’t leave doctors with much extra space.