The OHSU Doernbecher ED houses the state’s only pediatric emergency observation unit, so if a child needs to be watched a little longer, they can remain overnight in the same room without having to be admitted to the hospital. Family members are provided sleeper chairs so they can rest comfortably next to their child.

The new ED also is designed to help educate the next generation of pediatric emergency medicine professionals. It features a new simulation lab with highly sophisticated audio and visual equipment that can beam, in real time, what’s happening in the ED to an auditorium in OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, where physicians- and nurses-in-training can observe and learn. The lab also can record events in real time for later study.