4th floor atrium revitalization
Supporting patient & family-centred care
UAH is Northern Alberta’s only Level One Trauma Centre with a catchment area of about 2.6 million people
The Emergency Department handles about 707 major trauma cases each year
The transplant program at UAH performs an average of 300 emergency transplant surgeries annually
The project
A newly designed atrium will provide a much-needed waiting area, in an open concept and welcoming environment, for surgery patients and family members to gather. After surgery, patients’ families don’t have a designated waiting area, often resulting in missing updates with the surgeon. This is especially the case for patients that come into emergency and go straight to the operating room.
The space will feature:
- Patient tracking boards (with anonymous tracking IDS provided to families), which will provide important information and updated to families
- Comfortable seating
- Charging stations
- Refreshments
- A natural light setting
The benefits
According to patient surveys, a leading source of anxiety and frustration among patients and family members at the University of Alberta Hospital is a lack of communication with clinicians and surgeons.
A fully renovated, welcoming-to-all-cultures meeting place with electronic message boards and privacy areas for consultations will serve as a natural space for comfort, solace, and important conversations.