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Designing the new ER gallery

April 10, 2015 by Mark Humphrey - Web Content Producer

Designing the new ER
Emergency Services Director, Dr. Laura Pollauf, leads a mock drill during a Kaizen to help design the new ER space.

Designing the new ER
ER and trauma Kaizen team review the mock-ups of the new space

Designing the new ER
HKS architect talks about design concepts with the ER and trauma staff.

Designing the new ER
ER team wants to improve flow and view of patients in new space

Designing the new ER
Aerial view of the ER cardboard mock-up

Designing the new ER
August Kaizen focused on designing the new ER

Designing the new ER
August Kaizen focuses on designing the new ER

Designing the new ER
After mock scenarios, the teams discuss what they liked and didn't like about the proposed ER space

Designing the new ER
Parent participation is key to designing the new ER for our patient families

Designing the new ER
Teams discuss what works and doesn't work in new ER space during a Delta Plus session

Designing the new ER
Doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, parents and the engineers and architects spend a week together to design the new ER

Designing the new ER
Lean six sigma expert Dr. David Chand talks with ER doctor Emily Scott

Desigining the new ER
A team of ER doctors, nurses, parents and others gather in a mock trauma room as part of a scenario to help design the new space.