NW Side Hospital Seeks New ER
Officials at the Norwegian American Hospital seek federal funding for a new emergency room due to a lack of space in their current one, according to a Chi-Town Daily News report.
With only 17 ER beds and an increase in visits, an expansion is necessary to continue caring for around 30,000 patients each year and “to enhance care for the poor,” hospital officials said. Visitors seeking treatment must wait outside the waiting room and in an opened conference room during peak hours.
The hospital is considering a parking lot outside the ER as the potential site for the project, which will cost around $10 million.
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