Emergency Assessment and Discharge Unit (EADU)
Opening times
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Telephone
01493 453690
Location
Ground floor next to the Emergency Department (A&E)
The Emergency Assessment and Discharge Unit (EADU) team looks after all acute medical patients whose condition necessitates hospital specialist review and therapies, and works closely with Ambulatory Care (AmbU).
EADU is a 30 bed main admission unit that is used for the immediate review and treatment of patients who are expected to require investigations and therapies as an inpatient. After an initial workup by the acute medicine team, EADU patients are transferred to an appropriate medical ward for further care.
AmbU serves less dependent patients who require specialist hospital day review and treatment. AmbU consists of a 15 chair waiting area, a clinic room and a five trolley assessment bay. In AmbU, patients are assessed, treated and discharged by a specialist acute medical doctor/nurse team.
EADU and AmbU are designed to treat patients with a whole range of presentations including those with more immediate and life threatening conditions. As such we have a wide knowledge and skill base to allow us to manage all individual patient needs.
