There are four cardiac care rooms. The center has seven pediatric beds in addition to its complement of adult holding beds. The center has a complete radiology service including a CT scan. Currently, Flanagan has just four openings. Emergency staff are dedicated, but emergency medicine is hard work, so there's turnover.
People do get tired of seeing injury and death after awhile.
Ninety-eight percent of our urgent care patients are seen and discharged in an hour or less. Over 500 patients use that service in a month. Flanagan speaks about the changes he has seen in hospital care since he joined Hermann nearly 15 years ago. Now, all hospitals are seeking the business. We are a service industry, really.