Condition Critical
The Capital Campaign to Build a new Emergency Department and
Level 1 Trauma Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Emergency Department and Level 1 Trauma Center
$10,000,000
The new Emergency Department will increase our exam rooms to 69, all of which will be private. This will more than
double our current capacity and allow us to treat between 100,000 and 140,000 patients annually. The Level 1 Trauma
Center focuses on delivery of critical care and will be able to treat multiple trauma patients from the same scene.
Emergency responders will no longer have to decide which patients can go to Phoenix Children’s and which ones will
need to be transported elsewhere.
Public Waiting Room
$5,000,000
The main lobby/waiting area of the emergency department provides for one of the major entrance points of the
hospital. As much of the hospital’s care is delivered following initial presentation at the ED, the area in some ways is
an extension of that lobby. The lobby/waiting area provides for security, reception (involving first patient assessment)
and ample waiting for up to 100 persons. Recognizing the large area capable of a large volume of persons, the ED
waiting area is subdivided into small zones with separations. The small areas act like private waiting rooms with art
glass subdivisions. Design for this area is planned to carry the very successful theme of wellness inspired whimsy and
dignity which has proven successful in the major public spaces of the hospital.
Trauma Care Area
$2,500,000
The Trauma Care Area focuses on delivery of critical care for trauma patients. The Center is developed for three 2-bay
trauma rooms and is located directly adjacent to the ambulance entrance/vestibule. The Center also has immediate
adjacency to the CT Suite supporting immediate imaging needs.
Parking Garage Pedestrian Entrance
$2,500,000
Recognizing the size of the new ED at PCH and the need for an extensive amount of parking, families will often need to
utilize the Thomas Road parking structure. That parking structure is accessed by pedestrians from the main entrance
area of the hospital, which is closed during late evening and night hours. To accommodate the needs of families during
the after hours condition, a new pedestrian entrance portal is being developed adjacent to the main entrance to the
new ED and garden walk area. The entrance will provide for safe and convenient pedestrian access from parking
accommodations.
Healing Garden
$2,500,000
In keeping with the architectural theme Oasis of Healing, the garden will be a beautiful and peaceful
representation of calm in the midst of crisis. The abundant and prominent collection of botanicals will be
centrally located in the circular drive at the main entrance of the new Emergency and Level 1 Trauma Center.
ED Care Area Pod
$1,250,000
The Care Area Pods are what truly differentiates the PCH ED. The four pods are established in a linear fashion of 14
and 16 exam rooms surrounding a clinical core. The pods allow for access to exam rooms for patients, parents/families
and transport from public corridors at the top and bottom of the pods. The clinical team operates from a core within
the center of the exam rooms supporting physicians, nurses and technicians with continuous connection to the exam
rooms. This concept eliminates the often found chaos within an ED where all of the traffic and services are provided
from one side of the room.
Garden Walk
$500,000
Just outside the ED Trauma Center, is a unique setting for our visitors to enjoy a private walk or a quiet time of
reflection. The Garden Walk is designed for children and families who want a place for privacy, solace and healing.
South Ambulance Vestibule
$500,000
Supporting the demand of a large emergency center including numbers of people, vehicles and anxiety, a separate
ambulance entrance and vestibule is being developed on the south side of the new ED, with a vehicular drive
approaching from the intersection of Windsor Drive and 18th Place. The entrance arrival will feature a covered canopy
capable of supporting five ambulance vehicles at the same time with access to the ambulance vestibule. Once inside,
the vestibule location is located at the center of the department with immediate access to the trauma suites and all
examination areas.
Triage Care Area
$500,000
It is extremely important to ascertain the condition and needs of a person presenting at the ED for care as quickly as
possible. When persons arrive, they are first seen is the Triage area for assessment of the medical problem. This is a
quick exam to determine severity of the patient’s condition, obtain vitals and first information regarding the matter.
This information allows the clinical team to properly locate the patient in the department and initiate the needs of
what services will be required.
Behavioral Health Care Area
$500,000
Supporting the needs of a special care population, the behavioral health care area consists of (6) emergency exam
rooms developed in a cluster at the northeast corner of the emergency department. The suite of rooms are located in
a private area to minimize confusion with the rest of the ED and are afforded with direct engagement to a clinical
service area, which can immediately support the clinical needs of patients and provide direct supervision of these
exam rooms.
Helipad
$500,000
The Emergency Department will be located directly below the helipad and just seconds away from operating rooms,
imaging equipment and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, reducing transport time and improving care.
Helipad Transport Elevator
$250,000
The helipad transport elevator exists and was constructed as part of the hospital tower construction. The benefit of
the location of the elevator is with construction of the new ED, the elevator is in immediate proximity of the
department and especially the Trauma suite.
Clinical Staff Work Area
$250,000
The four clinical staff work areas located in the center of each of the ED exam pods are self contained units providing
for physician, nursing and staff services including work areas, supply storage, medications, equipment space and
nutrition. The staff work areas are completely open working environments with complete visual connection to all
exam rooms located in the exam pod. The work areas not only provide for direct connection between the staff and
patients; the working environment is designed to foster collaboration among the clinical team members.
Sub-Waiting Room
$250,000
The sub-waiting room provides a resting point for multiple services; The area supports patients who have been triaged
and are waiting to be taken to a room, a place for family members to wait while patients are receiving certain
examinations and as well as an area for patients awaiting lab results to wait. The waiting room affords convenience to
patients and their families while within the main ED for short durations without having to return to the main waiting
room. Given that patients are already within the ED, clinical supervision of this interior waiting area is afforded.
Conference Room/Training
$250,000
The Conference/Training Room is a very important part for the operation of an emergency department. The space
located within the clinical department provides for a team work environment for the multiple of persons supporting
the ED. The room is especially important as it provides space for in-service education for up to 30 clinical persons at a
sitting. In-service for continuing education is a crucial part of daily life in the ED. Given that the service is 24 hours per
day/7 days per week, the need is important.
EMS Work Room
$250,000
The EMS is a much needed space supporting ambulance operations for the ED. The space provides an officing and
break space for the technicians serving the hospital. Additionally, a restroom facility and storage room for EMS
supplies are provided.
Procedure Room
$200,000
Planning for the new Emergency Department provides for three Procedure Rooms. These spaces provide a larger
accommodation of space than the typical exam rooms and support needs including resuscitation, casting for
orthopedics and minor procedures such as insertion of a line in a pediatric patient.
CT Room
$125,000
The ED CT Suite provides the same type of imaging service as in a radiology department; a more in-depth imaging
study than a conventional X-ray. These studies are often required of patients presenting in the ED to quickly
determine/diagnose complicated issues, especially for issues related to patients visiting the trauma rooms. Given
such, the CT Suite is located within the emergency department and immediately adjacent to the Trauma Rooms for
rapid access.
Discharge Services
$125,000
Discharge Services plays an important role for patients visiting the ED. Discharge including important instructions,
follow-up care coordination, any required financial counseling occurs at this point of an ED visit. Having a discharge
center removes these concluding matters and provides for an appropriate setting for the more business like portion of
the visit.
Staff Lounge
$125,000
The staff lounge is an extremely vital part for positive operation of an emergency department. ED staff are on-stage
for long durations, quite often with extended shifts. A few minutes in the staff lounge represents the only break these
clinicians often see. The staff lounge is located slightly away from the main patient zones and affords a respite with
view of the outdoors.
Staff Locker Room
$125,000
Located adjacent to the staff lounge, the staff locker room provides much needed space for staff belongings, changing
accommodation and the availability of restroom facilities with a shower.
Trauma Bay
$125,000
Six trauma bays will allow for the treatment of multiple trauma patients from the same incident. Emergency
responders will no longer have to decide which patients can be transported to Phoenix Children’s and which ones need
to be taken elsewhere.
Exam Room
$100,000
The 49 exam rooms are the heart of operations for the emergency department. This is the space that all exams for
acute care patients occur. The unique design of the exam rooms for PCH provides for a private patient environment
with a clinical sliding glass door connection to the clinical staff core where patients are monitored throughout their
stay. The spacious rooms provide for state-of-the-art care with headwall medical gases, LED lighting, supply delivery
direct to the room, patient monitoring and dedicated family space within the exam room. There are 63 of these
identically planned rooms in the new PCH ED.
Exam/Triage Room
$100,000
Exam/Triage is the first stop within the ED proper. The series of four exam rooms provide the first level of diagnosis.
Patients have their conditions assessed, vital information recorded and determination for level of care and location is
provided.
Isolation Exam
$100,000
There are four isolation exams rooms within the emergency department. These exam spaces are kept for patients with
potential infectious conditions. The rooms which appear the same as a traditional exam room are equipped with a
negative pressure air system which exhausts all of the air from the rooms and each room is equipped with a private
restroom. These rooms are located nearest the entrance and discharge from the department, keeping the potential
conditions as removed as possible from the majority of the ED population.
Behavioral Exam
$100,000
Behavioral Exam Rooms support a special need within the emergency department. The six rooms accommodate
patients with potentially behavioral and clinical care needs. As well, depending on availability for post-emergency
care, patients may stay in the space for a longer period of time. The exam rooms which are developed as part of a
suite in the ED are equipped with the traditional requirements for patient care and have security measures
incorporated to ensure patient safety.
Family Consult Room
$100,000
The family consult room supports multiple needs including private consultation between families and providers,
counseling space during difficult situations, a respite space for family members, and a gathering space for families
during critical situations. The room is located near to the trauma care area where services are many times required.