JMC IS UNDERGOING A MAJOR PROCEDURE...

Facts About Our Emergency Department Expansion

The Jupiter Medical Center Emergency Department (ED) treats 30,000 patients a year.  The expansion, to assure we have emergency services available to keep pace with the projected population growth of North County communities, will increase the department's service capacity by 53%.

TIMEFRAME:  Pre-construction, site preparation began in September 2006.  Actual construction began in December 2006.  Projected completion dates for the multi-phase project are listed below:

Phase One – New Construction:  .
  ·        New construction is scheduled to open to the public on
               Monday, December 17, 2007.

Phase Two – Renovation:    
·         Renovations to the existing ER are scheduled for completion by
               August 27, 2008.

ED CONSTRUCTION DETAILS:  The $10 million, 7,800-square-foot multi- phase  project will add 9 beds to the existing 17-bed, 9,000-square-foot complex.  When completed, the 26-rooms of the ED will include

•  a four-bed Cardiac Chest Pain unit
•  9-bed Danforth Rapid Diagnostic and Treatment Center that includes
   seven exam/treatment rooms and two pediatric room
•  13 additional exam/treatment rooms

ED FEATURES: The new facility will include high-tech treatment rooms, new patient registration and patient triage areas, and a new waiting room with an outdoor patio.

ED TECHNOLOGY:  Currently, the ED utilizes the most technically advanced equipment for emergency treatment and patient monitoring. A state-of-the-art ED tracking monitor was previously installed that provides physicians, nurses and staff with a central real-time view of patient status “at a glance” without having to manually update information. Additionally, all areas beyond the waiting room area are secured with badge access only entries.

THE GOSS PROGRESSIVE CARE UNIT:  In conjunction with Phase One of the ED expansion project, a $4.2 million, 6,600-square-foot, 8-bed PCU is being added to the second floor, above the expanded ED. The PCU opens effective Monday, December 17, 2007.

SITE:  Northwest corner of the Medical Center.

ARCHITECTS: Array Healthcare Facility Solutions

GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Gerrits Construction

ABOUT US: Jupiter Medical Center is a not-for-profit organization comprised of multiple health facilities organized primarily on a single integrated 30-acre campus, and is currently in the midst of a major, multi-year growth plan. 

*Please note, as is typical with all construction project schedules, dates referenced above are potentially moving targets and are based on an estimate that is to the best of our knowledge at the time this Fact Sheet was updated.