Any parent who has taken her child to the emergency room knows it can be a terrifying experience.
In the summer, Eagle Ridge Hospital renovated two rooms in its ER to make the experience a bit more comforting. A dedicated pediatric room, complete with toys, a television and cheerful murals, will be reserved for the more than 10,000 kids who visit the ER each year, and a private family room will offer a quiet place for families to meet with doctors to receive news about their loved one.
Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation's Charlene Giovanetti-King said the rooms (previously a storage and staff room) make the ER more patient-centred and "friendlier for kids and their families."
