The BEACH building will serve 150,000 patients each year who will have quicker access to treatment from improved patient flow and a better experience due to our new Emergency Department, designed and planned by our very own healthcare professionals.
The new Emergency Department alone will be 4,300 sq.metres – which is roughly twice the size of both the existing Emergency Departments at Poole and Royal Bournemouth put together. This means that the bigger emergency department will help 72,000 of us who need care as quickly as possible.
It will contain an integrated radiology hub, enabling patients to be scanned on their arrival to ED, rather than waiting for a transfer to the Radiology Department. This will enable faster patient treatment and care.
This is why we are raising funds for an additional CT scanner to help enable our NHS colleagues to scan an extra 15,000 patients each year.
We are also raising funds to kit-out four specially designed rooms in the new Emergency Department to help patients needing extra support with their mental health.
Our hospitals currently see an average of 5,000 patients presenting with a mental health crisis per year. We’re aiming to raise £8,696 to enhance four specially designed rooms with comfortable sofas and chairs and commissioned artwork to create a sense of tranquillity.
This is especially important as research highlights the profound impact that aesthetically pleasing, and thoughtfully designed spaces can have on the mental wellbeing of patients.