New facility to support the health and wellbeing of patients opens
It will be brought into use as a dedicated space to see patients for rapid assessment and treatment for a variety of illnesses and injuries when COVID-19 demand decreases across the hospital. The Adult Assessment Unit (AAU) team will then use the The new Adult Assessment Unit, facility to help patients to avoid which opened on Saturday, 16 unnecessary admission to hospital January, is a two-storey extension and ensure a shorter stay for adjacent to the Emergency those who are admitted. Department at the front of the hospital and next to Charnley This will improve the facilities Ward. available for our patients ahead of the completion of the new During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital. the facility will initially be used as a non-COVID inpatient ward. Stephanie Lawton, chief operating officer, said: A new facility to support the health and wellbeing of patients has now opened at The Princess Alexandra Hospital.
We are dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of our patients and enhancing patient flow through the hospital. Opening the Adult Assessment Unit is a fantastic milestone in our ongoing work to continually improve patient experience. Initially, the space will provide an additional facility for us to care for patients who do not have COVID-19, releasing capacity across other areas of the hospital. Thank you to all of the teams who have been involved in this extremely important project. 7
