Channel: Cincinnati Children's

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Description: Michelle Hopkins: At Cincinnati Children's, we know that innovation leads to quality care and outcomes for our kids and their families. That's why we're so excited about our new state-of-the-art layouts and equipment. From the moment the child arrives, speed is of the essence. To minimize time between arrival and care, our helipad and ambulance entries have direct access to our trauma bays, giving our staff, a clear path to treatment. Jeff McGuire, Director of Operations, Perioperative Services With the Critical Care Building, we had a unique opportunity to create a new state-of-the-art operating room to standardize care throughout peri-op with efficiency and safety at mind, that allows for that smoother patient transition process throughout all the departments within the hospital for the care that’s needed for the patient. Michelle Hopkins: We've also increased the size of the emergency department, and embedded imaging services including X-ray, CT, and MRI. Kamali Bouvay, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine: So, one of the things I'm very excited about with our new Emergency Department/Urgent Care footprint is our radiology is within the department, and this will allow us to obtain X-rays, bedside ultrasounds, and MRIs, more efficiently, come up with diagnosis quicker and be able to determine whether a patient needs to go home or has to stay in the hospital. Michelle Hopkins: To maintain an environment of peace and quiet with minimal disruptions, our inpatient rooms are designed with pass throughs, allowing our staff to restock items without disturbing patients and their families. The Critical Care Building is the first and only care facility in the world, built with full spectrum lighting in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. Richard Lang, PhD, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology So, the spectral lighting system that we've installed in the intensive care rooms is designed to mimic natural sunlight much more closely than conventional built space lighting does. That actually regulates the function of our circadian clock. The lighting system also just generally stimulates a neonatal growth and is also really good at stimulating normal eye development. And so, the goal of the spectral lighting system is to make sure that our pediatric patients get the best health benefits they can. Michelle Hopkins: Innovation is part of our mission of Pursuing Our Potential Together so all kids can pursue theirs.