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."
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