Methodist Healthcare is proud to further its commitment to Boerne residents by announcing the design and development of the first-ever 24/7 freestanding Emergency Department in South and Central Texas. At a cost of $13.6 million, this project is over and above Methodist’s original commitment to build an $11 million medical office building, which is now under construction.

The new 9-1-1 emergency facility will be just like having a Methodist Hospital ER in Boerne, offering a higher level of emergency care right in the neighborhood and offering the depth of resources of an acute care hospital for long-term illness of serious injury.

Project Highlights:

Facility

• Freestanding; full-service; 24/7, 365 day emergency center
• 20,560 square foot, single floor facility to be constructed alongside Methodist Boerne Medical Center
• 15 treatment rooms:
  • Two trauma/cardiac care rooms
  • Five urgent care/treatment rooms
  • Four fast track non-urgent treatment rooms for minor emergencies
  • Four observation beds designed for monitoring 23-hour observation stay
• Full range of services will be available including: radiology, full service laboratory and telemetry
• Specific on-site diagnostic equipment will include: 16-slice CT scanner; dedicated x-ray suite, ultrasound and telemetry equipment
• The new ED will offer the benefits of immediate intervention for serious emergencies where treatment time is critical and 23-hour monitoring and testing of patients, such as chest pain cases
• Use of a Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) will allow staff to electronically transmit any diagnostic image from the Methodist Boerne ED to any Methodist credentialed physician’s office, specialist or any Methodist hospital emergency room for seamless follow-up

Medical Staff

• Board-certified emergency medicine physicians
• Nurses and technicians specializing in emergency medical care
• Radiology and laboratory technicians
• On-call specialty physicians available for consultation
• Emergency-trained staff to treat urgent and emergency situations like heart attacks, broken bones, stomach ailments, asthma attacks and anything else a person would normally go to a typical hospital ER to treat

Other Unique Services

• Bedside registration for convenience and privacy
• All private ED treatment rooms
• Air and ground transport to San Antonio for critically ill or injured patients
• Direct access to advanced trauma services and expert resources at Methodist Healthcare facilities
• Full-service 24/7, 365 emergency care close to home

The Methodist Boerne Emergency Center will break ground in late fall of 2006, with an estimated completion in the fall of 2007.