Emergency Department Design

Having implemented over 300 successful Emergency Department (ED) projects worldwide, Jon Huddy’s expertise in operational workflow, technology applications, efficient staffing patterns, and innovative hospital design solutions is internationally unmatched.

Together with his team of analytics experts and clinical affiliates, Huddy initiates operational and cultural redesigns that are inventive, safe, efficient, and flexible in order to:

• Reduce “time to physician” by up to 75% (in some cases by over 60 mins)
• Avoid patient queuing
• Decrease duration of stay
• Maximize capacity without “overbuilding”
• Address security concerns
• Support personnel productivity and satisfaction
• Deliver caregiver-supportive solutions that strengthen patient-centered care

Whether your ED annually serves fewer than 2,000 or more than 200,000 patients, Huddy HealthCare is equipped to deliver operational and facility design solutions that are appropriate for your specific patients, staff and organization.

We are data-driven. Our interactive tools and predictive models focus on client-specific utilization projections and animated simulation tools to “stress-test” applicable planning solutions against future unknowns.

Our highly experienced team of emergency department consultants and design experts partner with hospitals, physician groups, architects, investors and builders to address the future of:

Our president and founder, Jon Huddy, is the author of Emergency Department Design: A Practical Guide to Planning for the Future. This one-of-a-kind resource – written to explain the architectural design process to physicians and to motivate people to create a vision for the ED of the future – is equally valuable to architects, designers, and construction professionals preparing to engage in an project. Now in its second edition, the book offers perspectives on:

• The role and importance of the ED physician and nursing leadership in the design process
• Important steps in the planning and design process
• Goal setting, needs assessment, and operational redesign
• Selecting and working with qualified consultants
• Visioning and planning for a successful future

The Huddy ED SizeIt app for Apple and Android enables you to input patient care data, operational variables and volume projections, as well as specific facility needs, such as in-department imaging, staff support areas and administrative offices in order to instantly define an appropriate quantity of patient care spaces and overall department area needs.