Innovative Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit to support patient care

An Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit has been opened at St John of God Midland Public Hospital to provide urgent assessment and treatment for patients initially presenting to its Emergency Department.

16 Nov 2022

St John of God Midland Public Hospital Chief Executive Officer Paul Dyer said the unit has been designed to reduce waiting times, improve patient flow, avoid unnecessary overnight admissions and enhance the patient experience.

“With less patients requiring an overnight stay, it will reduce waiting times in the Emergency Department and enable more beds to be available in the hospital,” he said.

“Suitable patients will be identified in our Emergency Department and prioritised for transfer to the Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit for same day assessment and management.”

The unit will enable patients to have:

Diagnostic tests and treatments on the same day
Avoidance of hospital admission and a long wait
Individualised specialist driven medical plan

If required, patients will return to the unit the following day for an outpatient follow up appointment for further investigations or to review the patient to ensure they have not deteriorated.

Mr Dyer said as a busy public hospital, with one of the busiest EDs in Perth, we are always looking at ways to help reduce waiting times and enhance the care we provide to our patients.