LWDA developed a new Critical Decision Unit with 12 private observation/treatment rooms, expandable to 14, as an enabling step of a larger project to renovate and expand the emergency department.  The CDU was designed to allow for close ED patient monitoring for up to 24 hours before transitioning to inpatient beds or discharged. The generous use of wood grain and comforting colors and patterns help to create a calm, healing environment.

The CDU was followed by the renovation of the Transitional Care Unit, a patient-centered rehabilitative environment featuring integrated common areas, residential style finishes, and spacious patient rooms.