Trinity Heart Center and Emergency Department

On April 19, 2015, UnityPoint Health - Trinity opened a 90,000 square-foot, three-story expansion of its Heart Center and Emergency department (ED) at the Trinity Rock Island campus. The $61.3 million construction project - which is located at the front of the hospital - is the largest in the facility's history. The expansion is designed to improve patient safety and privacy, better coordinate care, reduce operational costs and accommodate increased demand. The space includes:

State-of-the-Art Emergency Department (ED):

• Specially secured front triage area
• 22 general treatment stations, 3 built to safe room standards
• Short-stay observation unit with 12 beds
• Dedicated trauma room
• General radiology room
• CT room
• Private elevator

Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU):

The Crisis Stabilization Unit assists in the staff's ability to quickly consult and treat a diverse set of patients entering the ED with:

• Six psych patient safe rooms
• Interview rooms
• "Living room" area designed to be a calming, separate space with wood millwork, comfortable seating, artwork, a dining room table and a fish tank. The calming setting is intended to help de-escalate behavioral health patients in crisis.
• Nearby access to RYC inpatient unit

In addition to the setting, process changes were implemented creating a new model of care called Trauma-Informed Care. The care model - which was studied by the architect at a national level - also calls for the use of peer mentors who are certified by the National Alliance on Mental Illness and nurses and social workers specially trained on behavioral health care-giving.

Cutting-Edge Comprehensive Heart Center:

• Four catheterization labs with one dedicated to electrophysiology cases
• 20 cardiac treatment beds
• Six non-invasive diagnostic treatment rooms (NIDT)
• 26 cardiac rehab stations, which brings our heart care under one roof
• Floor dedicated to follow-up education, staffed by dietitians and exercise specialists
• Space to coordinate on-site care with mental health professionals