WKOW

New ambulance bay built to improve safety and efficiency

Janesville, Wis., hospital's new structure can accommodate five ambulances


The Mercy Health System in Janesville, Wis., recently opened a new, 6,000-square-foot ambulance bay that can accommodate up to five vehicles, according to an article on the WKOW website.

The previous bay — which could only hold two vehicles — often resulted in medics having to park their ambulances outside the bay and transfer patients through inclement weather.

The new bay is U-shaped with dedicated entrance and exit routes. The previous structure required ambulance drivers to drive straight in and then reverse out.

"As a result of being a trauma center, a stroke center and a chest pain center accommodating patients with heart attacks and strokes, our volumes have shot up exponentially which mandated the need for a larger ambulance bay," Dr. Glenn Milos, Mercy Health's Regional Medical Director of Emergency Services, said in the article. "The demand is there and the volume is there as well."

Read the article.

 

 



September 26, 2014


Topic Area: Architecture


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