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Work Begins on 13-Phase Treatment Center

IOWA CITY-Construction starts on the $25-million, 70,000-sf expansion and renovation of the University of Iowa Emergency Treatment Center.

By Dana Dubriwny | Updated on October 03, 2006

IOWA CITY-Construction has started on the $25-million, 70,000-sf expansion and renovation of the Emergency Treatment Center (ETC) located on the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics campus here. The project is slated for completion in the summer of 2009.

The project, designed by Chicago-based RTKL, will include a new level one trauma center with a 24-hour front entrance and 27 private exam rooms; three major critical care rooms; three specialized trauma rooms; one specialty room for ophthalmologic and dental emergencies; designated areas for pediatric and urgent care; an expanded nurse station; visible accessible room layout; private corridors to shield trauma arrivals from public view; and wider hallways. Exterior features include improved patient access, drop-off, and parking; two helipads; and a roof garden that enhances the view from patient rooms located in other areas of the hospital.

“Because this is an emergency center, the patient flow varies greatly; this makes it difficult to plan for staffing,” says Alan Wilson, vice president in charge of the project in RTKL’s Chicago office and a member of the planning team that developed the hospital’s original master plan almost 30 years ago. “Our design allows the emergency center to flex up or down according to the patient flow while still supporting the ‘no-wait’ objective.”

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