Renovation of Summit Medical Center Emergency Department Creates an Inviting “Front Door” to the Hospital
Expansion and upgrade reflects a new trend of hospitals re-visioning the emergency department as a main entrance A case study on how design can make a small space largerNASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 8, 2011 — Well more than half of all patients admitted to Summit Medical Center arrive via the emergency department – and they aren’t always gentle arrivals. It is the emergency department, after all. That’s why this part of the hospital is designed to take a beating and still look great. And thanks to excellent maintenance, Summit’s emergency department still looked good 15 years after the