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Bohlsen Family Emergency Dept. EMS Meet & Greet

A tour for first responders.

Join our Southside Hospital Emergency Department team for a tour of the new Bohlsen Family Emergency Department. This tour is open to the EMS and first responder community.

Tours will be on Friday, August 26, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday, August 30, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday, September 1, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information please contact Jason Philip, Administrative Director, Emergency Medicine at (631) 968-3970.

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Design Upgrades
• Improved patient flow to better manage and reduce wait times leading to improved patient experience
• Team consisting of a physician, nurse and support staff will greet, access, and initiate treatment on patients upon arrival
• Results Waiting Area where stabilized patients can comfortably wait for imaging results and discharge instructions


Expansion Plan
First phase – September 2016
• New walk-in entrance on the south side of the hospital on Main Street
• New intake rooms for rapid assessment by physician
• New general treatment rooms
• New OB/GYN treatment room
• New bariatric room
• Dedicated Adult Behavioral Health area

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