Capacity Shortage
Stanford University Medical Center is struggling to accommodate the Bay Area’s growing healthcare needs.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital has an acute shortage of beds. The hospital was forced to turn away 200 critically ill children and refer them to other healthcare facilities in 2005 due to lack of beds.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics was unable to admit 500 adult patients who were referred by other medical care providers because of a shortage of rooms.
The Emergency Department, which serves both the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital, is seriously undersized and needs replacement. In 2005, approximately 950 visitors were referred to other emergency departments due to capacity issues.
The preliminary needs assessment dictates that we significantly increase space at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital site to include:
- 104 new patient beds
- Larger patient rooms that enable enhanced family-centered care
- new larger diagnostic and treatment rooms that can accommodate new technology
The needs assessment also means Stanford Hospital has to increase its size to accommodate:
- 144 new patient beds, offering a total of 600 patient beds
- a new Emergency Department
- individual patient rooms for improved patient privacy and comfort