KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — There’s a new way emergency room patients are seen at Beacon Kalamazoo. The hospital underwent $3.5 million in upgrades that are meant to reduce wait times for patients.
Vice President of Nursing Kari Snyder shared how four new exam rooms can make a difference.
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“The quicker they get back here the quicker they’re going to get a physician order which allows us to provide pain medicine or other avenues for them. … If you’re in pain you don’t want to have to be in a waiting room with a lot of other people right next to you,” Snyder explained.
This new way patients are being split up is called a dual-pathway care model. It has been in effect for about a month. The hospital can’t share exactly how much faster patients are seen but they believe it’s working…