PHOTO TOUR: Mount Sinai Guggenheim Emergency Department Rapid Medical Evaluation Unit

Special consideration was taken in the design of the ceiling, with blue hues conveying a sky to help induce a sense of calm. Strip lights provide three settings for greater clinician control and flexibility. Each bay is separated by forest twigs incapsulated in polymer, providing a sense of transparency and lightness. Patient bays feature recliner chairs in lieu of more traditional stretchers for lower-acuity patients. Patient bays have been designed to surge to treat an increased population count with double medical gases, electrical, and equipment.