Current Private Sector Projects

Rush University Medical Center (RUSH)

The objectives in this statement of work (SOW) address a number of opportunities and challenges facing the Emergency Medicine Department (ED) at Rush University Medical Center. During normal day-to-day operations, the population served by the ED at RUSH greatly exceeds the capacity of the existing facility. Available space for patient waiting, triage and treatment is insufficient in size and number and antiquated in design. Also, the support services provided to the ED by ancillary functions are inadequate.

In addition, the RUSH ED has been designated the Bio-Terrorism Response Center for the City of Chicago. The new ED must be designed for chemical, biological and radiological type events. Thus, HSE was hired to assist with facility planning for both peacetime and contingency operations. Clear understanding of recent operation of the existing ED is gained through the analysis of historical data. However, discrete event simulation modeling is utilized for long-term facility and operational planning.