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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Temporary Entrances Open August 2

Friday July 30th, 2010

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Temporary Entrances Open August 2

WATERTOWN, SD

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Due to construction, on Monday, August 2, the Prairie Lakes Hospital main entrance and Sanford Clinic entrance and parking lot will be closed. The point of entry for patients and visitors will change and will include three entrances.  The entrances will be marked with neon green external signage with a corresponding number identifying the entrances.  Neon green signs will also be placed internally on campus to assist patients and visitors.

Even though patients will access the facility through the three temporary entrances, patient registration areas will not change. To assist patients and visitors during the construction, volunteers or staff members will be stationed at four sites including the main lobby, ER entrance, west entrance, and south entrance.

The end result of the construction will provide additional parking and improved access at the front entrance of the hospital. The construction is tentatively scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2011. 

Project highlights include:

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    • New parking spaces on the south side of the

     

     

    • Enhanced front entrance and covered canopy

     

     

    • Enclosed pedestrian walk-way from the south end of the MOB to the main hospital entrance

     

     Medical Office Building (MOB) and increased handicap accessible parking

    TEMPORARY ENTRANCES
      • Hospital / ER Entrance - Referenced at #1

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        • In-patient and out-patient entrance
        • Only entrance with complete handicap accessibility
        • Doors open 24 / 7 as usual

      • Hospital & Clinics West Entrance - Referenced as #2

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        • Visitor and patient parking and entrance, for those who don’t need extra assistance
        • Entrance not handicap accessible
        • Doors open from 6:00 am – 9:00 pm, Mon. – Fri.  These doors will be locked on the weekends.  There will be a decal on the door stating the times this entrance will be open.  When locked, patients and visitors will need to use the ER Entrance #1.

      • Hospital & Clinics South Entrance - Referenced as #3

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        • Hospital and Clinics patient parking
        • Entrance partially handicap accessible
        • Doors open:

      -1st set of exterior doors (leading to stairwell), 6:30 am - 5:00 pm, Mon. – Fri.

      -2nd set of interior doors to enter Sanford Clinic, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mon. – Fri.

      -North end of hallway, adjacent to PLHS, 7:00 am

      - 5:00 pm, Mon. – Fri.

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