Barnes-Jewish Hospital begins ER remodeling

Barnes-Jewish Hospital officials are urging patients to bring no more than one guest to the emergency department while the hospital renovates the waiting room.

A temporary building has been placed outside the ER to serve as the temporary waiting room during the renovation, which is expected to be complete by mid-September, hospital officials report.

The renovation is expected to improve patient flow and create a more comfortable space for patients, the health system reports.

The Charles F. Knight Emergency and Trauma Center was built in 2002 and is a Level One trauma center with about 95,000 visits each year. This remodel is not part of the overall campus renewal project in the citys Central West End.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is owned by BJC HealthCare, a nonprofit health care system with 12 area hospitals and $4 billion in revenue in 2013. BJC HealthCare is led by CEO Steve Lipstein.

Samantha Liss is a business reporter at the Post-Dispatch. Follow her on Twitter @samanthann and the business section @postdispatchbiz.

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