Hey everyone, we are officially
starting the spring semester of school and I am so excited to start working on
my thesis. I am also sad to have
left my family back in Chicago, but I do have to say it was so cold in Chicago
compared to Carbondale. When I left Chicago Monday morning it was so cold that
my car was completely frosted over and so cold when I got in. I was so
surprised to see that how beautiful and warm it is in Carbondale. I know its
only 55 degrees Fahrenheit, but compared to the 10 degrees it was in Chicago it
feels so amazing. I even had my
car windows open when I was driving around to the stores. My winter jacket is
back in my closet, having this nice weather makes me so much happier I truly
love summer and warm weather.
Today we have our first studio of
the semester and start working with my thesis, which is a pediatric emergency
room that is connected to a fully functioning adult emergency room. The
hospital I wanted to connect on the pediatric emergency room is Loyola
University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. Loyola currently has a 27 bed emergency facility that has
specialty care for trauma, cardiac care, and pediatrics. The emergency facility
is a Level I trauma Canter, which is the highest designation of trauma care for
Illinois, they also have a Aeromedical transportation available for critically
ill patients. The pediatric
emergency care that they provide a pediatric fast track service that is open
5pm- 10pm Monday through Friday and 3pm – 8 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The
emergency room usually see’s 15,000 children and adolescents a year at the
adult emergency room, where as they see 48,000 patients in the adult emergency
room.
What I am looking to do is to
change this hospital from having a pediatric “fast track” or urgent care to a
emergency care facility specific for pediatrics, that is then connected to the
adult emergency facility. The pediatric emergency care facility will also meet
the Level I trauma center and all other medical requirements that the adult
facility meets. This sort of pediatric emergency care will make it possible for
the hospital have a specific area for children, and will also make it easier
for the community to then have a pediatric emergency facility right in there
backyard.
See you all in two weeks
Meghan
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