St. Clair Hospital in Mt. Lebanon will celebrate the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art emergency department on Dec. 17th, the centerpiece of a hospital-wide effort to improve efficiency and service at the 326-bed facility.
The seventh largest hospital in Southwestern Pa., St. ClairÂ’s emergency room is the busiest in the region, having treated 52,000 patients in 2008. The $13.5 million center will increase the capacity to 46 patient treatment rooms, 30 equipped for everything up to acute adult care, six for pediatric needs and three for behavioral and mental health. The facility is equipped to accommodate 80,000 visits per year.
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