Emory Johns Creek To Showcase New Hospital Units

JOHNS CREEK, GA — Emory Johns Creek Hospital will host a ribbon cutting ceremony later this month to showcase two new units that are now part of its facility. The new two-story Clinical Decision Unit and Radiology Observation Care Unit will be the subject of the celebration at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29.

The CDU is an emergency department observation unit located near the emergency room. The unit serves patients who require care between 6 and 24 hours, and will be operated continuously by two registered nurses, emergency medicine physicians and advanced practice providers.

“We’re excited to provide patients a new 11-bed Clinical Decision Unit, which we believe will improve patient and provider satisfaction, offer shorter hospital stays, improve hospital flow and deliver better clinical outcomes,” said Walt Wiley, EJCH Emergency Department director.

Patients will also have access to a new ROCU, which is a specialized outpatient unit for patients who require complicated procedures in interventional radiology, computed tomography, MRI and ultrasound.

“This addition will provide greater privacy and comfort for our patients, which we hope will lessen their anxiety prior to procedural exams while also adding efficiency and state-of-the-art technology for our staff, which improves employee engagement,” said Chrystal Barnes, EJCH director of imaging.

Emory Johns Creek Hospital CEO Marilyn Margolis MN, RN and Michael Ross, MD, medical director of Observation Medicine and Chest Pain Center, and professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine will deliver remarks at the ceremony, which will be held in the main lobby of the hospital at 6325 Hospital Parkway.

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