St. E`s plans new children-focused emergency care department
(WorldNews Business)

A trip to the emergency room can be scary for anyone, but especially for children and their parents. Not only is there the anxiety of not knowing what`s wrong, but there also are things that go on in ERs that children shouldn`t have to see, said Derek Vance, president of CHI Health St. Elizabeth. So the hospital is doing something about it. St. Elizabeth is in the process of turning a former adult observation area into Pediatric Place, its new specialized hospital unit that will provide children´s emergency and inpatient care in one place. The unit, which is next door to the hospital`s existing ER, will have eight private rooms, each with its own bathroom, as well as a waiting area for...