title: Planning a new emergency department: from design to occupancy.
abstract: Planning, designing, and occupying a new emergency department requires the collective input and hard work of many individuals, A case study of Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Tex examines what it takes to design an emergency department that is planned for future growth, and then seamlessly occupy a new facility that is triple the size of the old one. Planning strategies are described, including workload analysis, staff input, staff training, mock patient runs, and a move-in plan. An analysis of the 5-year old facility concludes that there is very little that could have been done differently in terms of facility design and operations.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Services/Life Flight Trauma Services, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Houston, TX 77002, USA.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000379:methods*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013781:Texas