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New facility to support the health and wellbeing of patients opens
A new facility to support the health and wellbeing of patients has now opened at The Princess Alexandra Hospital.
The new Adult Assessment Unit, which opened on Saturday, 16 January, is a two-storey extension adjacent to the Emergency Department at the front of the hospital and next to Charnley Ward.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the facility will initially be used as a non-COVID inpatient ward. 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 We are dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of our patients and enhancing patient flow through the hospital. demand decreases across the hospital. The Adult Assessment Unit (AAU) team will then use the facility to help patients to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital and ensure a shorter stay for those who are admitted. 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 This will improve the facilities available for our patients ahead COVID-19, releasing capacity across other areas of the hospital. of the completion of the new hospital. Thank you to all of the teams who have been involved in this Stephanie Lawton, chief operating extremely important project. officer, said:
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