KGH’s Emergency Department provides 24/7 assessment, stabilization, and critical care for people facing sudden, serious illness or injury. As demand has grown significantly, the footprint has not, creating increasing pressure on patient flow, clinician efficiency, and spaces operating beyond capacity.  

Through Closer to Home Than You Think, our community invested in upgrades that will strengthen emergency care from technology and equipment to the spaces where care is delivered. A new Central Monitoring System gives emergency care teams real-time access to patient vital signs at a centralized location, enabling more effective patient monitoring, collaboration across the department, and faster responses when a patient’s condition changes. 

Our community is now supporting additional upgrades in the Emergency Department that will improve patient flow, reduce congestion and support the dedicated Emergency team who care for us every day. Planned upgrades include expanded triage capacity, a new patient registration area, a redesigned waiting room, enhanced trauma rooms, a dedicated ECG room and specialized equipment.  

Together, these improvements will support faster assessment and give care teams the spaces and tools they need when minutes matter. 

No one plans a visit to Emergency. But when that moment arrives, the care waiting inside those doors will be stronger because our community chose to stand behind it.  

The work is just starting. Check back for updates on its progress!