Team members are preparing to offer Riley Children’s Health Emergency Medicine services at IU Health Fishers. The team held a Day in the Life event on Tuesday, July 8, for the new Riley Children’s Health Emergency unit, which is set to open next month.
The purpose of the event was to go through different patient scenarios to see how the team moves through the new space. Those overseeing the project will take the team’s feedback and make necessary changes before the first patient walks through the doors on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
The new space sits adjacent to the existing IU Health Fishers Emergency department, with a dedicated pediatric entrance and waiting room. It has 12 pediatric patient rooms, including eight exam rooms and four observation rooms. It will be staffed 24/7 with pediatric providers and nurses.
“By expanding emergency medicine services to the Fishers community, Riley Children’s Health can provide patients and families highly skilled and trusted emergency care in a location closer to home,” says Ashlee White, manager of clinical operations for Riley Children’s Health Emergency Medicine at IU Health Fishers.