CoxHealth will celebrate the completion of the organization’s new Emergency Department with an open house, tours and a ribbon cutting ceremony 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. The public is invited to attend.
The new Emergency Department features some of the nation's most sophisticated MRI and CT technology, an on-site lab, state-of-the-art disaster management facilities and more. The ED has 62 patient beds – a significant improvement over the 23 beds available in the existing facility, a chapel and garden area, and the latest security features for the safety of staff and patients.
The ED is located in the Lipscomb Family Wing of Cox South, 3801 S. National, on the south side of the hospital facing James River Freeway. Construction on the new 78,000 square-foot ED began in May 2009. The total cost of the project was $52.5 million, financed by a Sept. 2008 bond issuance.
Patients will continue to be treated in the old Emergency Department space until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29. At that point, all emergency care will be provided in the new facility.
Patients travelling northbound on National Ave. who need to access the Emergency Department are advised to drive in the far right lane as they navigate the diverging diamond interchange. Drivers will then need to make a right-hand turn onto Bradford Parkway, and then an immediate right onto the CoxHealth tunnel road. They will cross under National and emerge on the Cox South campus with the new Emergency Department entrance directly in front of them.
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