Jason - Heinz Nixdorf forum
Amy - Matern & Wäschel Architects
Trudy - Dr. Frank Berlage
Sherry - Paderborn University
Tracey - St. Vincenz & St. Josephs Hospitals
Tracey enjoyed a very informative tour of two hospitals, St. Vincent & St. Joseph. The hospitals run profitably, and St. Vincent's has developed a well regarded cardiac unit. Like the other hospitals I saw, ratio of the emergency department beds is about 1-2% of total bed count. Patients are generally moved more quickly to a floor rather than being kept inthe ED, and there is board certification in emergency medicine for physicians. Instead, doctors will take an additonal course to work in the ER St. Vincent also had a window where a despondant parent can leave a baby child in the care of a nurse rather than abandoning it. If the window is opened an alarm sounds so a nurse will know a child is in need of care.
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