North Okaloosa Medical Center Breaks Ground on Significant Emergency Room Expansion
5/7/2024
CRESTVIEW, FL, (May 7, 2024) - North Okaloosa Medical Center broke ground on Monday, May 6, 2024 on a $15 million construction project to expand the hospital’s emergency department. More than 39,000 patients sought emergency medical care at the hospital’s emergency department in 2023, a figure that has grown by approximately 30% since 2020.
The expansion project will expand the existing emergency department to a capacity of 25 beds and enhance the resources for the clinical team to deliver care. Investments will also be made in new technology and equipment, including diagnostic imaging to deliver critical data needed by the clinicians.
The construction is anticipated to be completed in early 2025. When completed, patients will enter through a new entrance and ambulances will bring patients into a new ambulance bay. The project will also prepare the structure for future growth, making it easier to expand the cardiac cath lab department.
“We are here for the community when they experience a medical emergency and our team is committed to providing timely and safe, quality care,” said Michael Nordness, the hospital’s chief executive officer. “When this expansion project is complete, the patient experience will be enhanced and our caregivers will have even more resources to support their work to deliver this critical service.”
The ceremony, held on May 6, featured comments from North Okaloosa Medical Center’s CEO Michael Nordness, chief of staff and medical director of emergency medicine, Steve Noggle, M.D. before the board of trustee members, Dale Rice and Tom Moody and hospital leaders broke ground on the construction project.
Quality of care delivered at North Okaloosa Medical Center has earned chest pain center accreditation with PCI, demonstrating that the practices followed by the clinical team support delivery of timely, effective care in an emergency. The hospital has also earned Joint Commission accreditation as a Primary Stroke Center and recognition as a Level II Stroke Center through the state of Alabama. The overall quality of care provided at the hospital has earned 4-stars on CMS Care Compare.
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