For Immediate Release
June 29, 2010
Contact: (661) 200-2222
 

Recently, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital celebrated another significant accomplishment; the official opening of its expanded, state-of-the-art Emergency Department.

This milestone marks the end of a five-year expansion project that not only doubled the size of the emergency department, but also improved the level and efficiency of service to our community.
 
The new Emergency Department includes additional exam rooms, cardiac-monitored beds, nursing stations, an ambulance entrance, patient and family waiting room and a children's play area.  The new exam rooms have changed from traditional open rooms with curtains, to treatment rooms with glass doors that enhance patient privacy but still allow staff the ability to visually monitor patients.
 
The hospital's first emergency department was built in 1975 to serve 5,000 visitors, was expanded in 1985 to serve 18,000 and currently cares for approximately 50,000 patients each year.  With the addition of treatment areas and a radiology suite dedicated to emergency patients, the new 36-bed facility can accommodate an astounding 65,000 visitors per year. 
 
The emergency department also serves as a base station for Los Angeles County paramedics, handling more than 8,000 calls annually.  Serving our community 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the emergency department is the front door to our trauma center and a critical community asset.