The renovations will reconfigure the area for patient evaluation, which currently is a single triage room.

Once construction is complete this fall, there will be four triage rooms where patients will be seen and assessed by a provider.

“The purpose of an Emergency Department at a community hospital is to provide immediate, quality care to people who are experiencing an urgent medical issue,” said Carrie Adams, Pharm.D., chief operating officer of Meritus Health. “These planned renovations at Meritus Medical Center are designed to improve safety as patients are arriving and evaluated for appropriate care that is accurate and expedient.”

In preparation for the renovations, the public might have noticed staff implementing new processes to expedite evaluation and treatment.

“Meritus Health continues to find ways to provide our patients with quality care close to home,” Adams said. “Our Emergency Department renovations are just one more way we are trying to improve the health of our community every day.”

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Meritus Health, Western Maryland’s largest health care provider, is located at the crossroads of Western Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The mission of Meritus Health is to improve the health of the region by providing the best healthcare, health services and medical education. As an anchor organization for the community, Meritus has 4,000 employees and serves more than 200,000 residents of the tristate region through Meritus Medical Center, Brook Lane Health Services, Meritus Medical Group, Meritus Home Health, Meritus Equipped for Life, and the Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine. More information can be found at www.MeritusHealth.com or visit our Facebook page or LinkedIn page.