SMH Construction News

New Parking Lot

The Summersville Memorial Hospital is currently expanding it's parking areas to accomodate growth. Here is an artist's rendition showing the new entrances and parking area in front of the hospital. The new parking lot will increase parking in front of the acute care building from 36 spaces to approximately 99 spaces. Additional staff parking in the rear will also be available. The lots will be ready for use in early summer. Click the image for a larger view.

Expansion Plans

The areas in red (in the images above and below) are the proposed areas of expansion for ER, ICU, Lab and Medical Records. The current ED (Emergency Department) experiences approximately 24,000 visits per year with ten beds. The new ED will have three triage rooms and eighteen treatment areas which should drastically increase the speed of an ED visit. The current throughput time for the average SMH visit is approximately 2 ½ hours. This time varies based on volume and the tests required for the visit.

The new construction will also include a new ambulance entrance, separate from the walk-in ED entrance, expanded waiting areas, a gift shop and security desk. A new ICU will be added which includes family areas for individuals staying with critically ill patients.

Future Expansion Plans

Future expansion includes the replacement of the 52 bed long term care unit with a new, comfort designed facility on the flat behind the current hospital.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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