While the cranes, bulldozers, cement mixers, contractor vans and hard-hatted men and women diligently plug away at constructing the $20 million Beeghly campus expansion building structure, a group of 25 service line managers meet in a “war room” nearby to plan out the details. The Transition Steering Committee, chaired by Lisa Taafe, meets every 1-2 […]
‘Saving lives’ in a mock trauma room
It’s 3 a.m. in the ER when the call comes in. There’s been a car accident. A 16-year-old boy – unrestrained and the driver – is being life-flighted. He is in respiratory distress and has head injuries. His 10-year-old brother and front-seat passenger is coming by ambulance. His injuries, neck pain and an obvious deformity to the lower body, appear less serious.
How to build a better ED: Learning from Seattle Children’s
Akron Children’s Hospital, firmly rooted in northeast Ohio and the Midwest since 1890, is looking to a West Coast children’s hospital for guidance as it begins a $200 million expansion of its main campus.
