Lancaster General Hospital's new public entrance to the Emergency Department will move from Lime Street to Duke Street at 4 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 as Phase 1 of the Trauma and Emergency Department Expansion is complete.The new entrance on Duke Street is
open for vehicle traffic and drop-offs for patients accessing the Emergency
Department. Patients seeking emergency care will enter via a designated parking
lot entrance along Duke Street, leading to a patient drop-off area and parking
beneath the hospital.
The hospital’s James Street lobby will become the temporary entrance for walk-in access, non-emergent patient admissions, and the general public.
Features in this first phase of the 40,000 square foot Emergency Department Expansion include:
Larger lobby
New patient triage areas
New patient parking lot
entrance along Duke Street
Enhanced patient and visitor
security
When complete in 2024, the
expansion will increase the Emergency Department to 95 beds with the capacity
to serve 140,000 patients annually. The Department will also double the number
of behavioral-health treatment rooms to 10; double the number of Level 1 trauma
bays to four; and add 13 new pediatric-treatment rooms.
The department’s existing clinical services will remain in their current location within the hospital. In addition, ambulances will continue to access the ED via entrances along Frederick Street and Duke Street.
For more information about the
Emergency Department Expansion Project, visit LGHealth.org
