The new Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Emergency Department at Danbury Hospital, at 40,000 square feet, is double the size of the former Emergency Department. Department of Emergency Medicine chairman Dr Patrick Broderick says the increased capacity will handle up to 90,000 patient visits annually.
The new ER can be accessed from Hospital Avenue.
Broderick says the facility will better serve the growing needs of the community while fulfilling its mission to improve the health and well-being of residents.
The ER includes a streamlined triage area and an express care area for less acute patients. All private patient rooms equipped with state-of-the-art technology. There is also a dedicated imaging center so patients can be diagnosed and treated more rapidly. There is a separate area for Pediatric services to serve the needs of children and young adults and direct-access heliport to expand the Hospital’s capacities as a Level II Trauma Center.
