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A heart station located in the outpatient facility will allow physicians to conduct stress electrocardiogram tests to identify significant arterial blockages, instead of sending patients to the hospital. Additionally, five new endoscopy suites will allow physicians to detect colon cancer early enough to make a difference. ���The National Cancer Society recommends colonoscopies every 10 years starting at age 50,��� Dr. McWilliams says. ���Catching colon cancer early significantly increases the chances of cure, but one of the worldwide tragedies is that we don���t catch every case early enough. With our new procedural rooms and gastrointestinal physicians, we���ll be able to conduct as many as 5,000 colonoscopies per year.��� 3. ImprovIng effIcIencIes Farrell explains that during the planning process, staff and providers were involved in identifying and troubleshooting shortcomings of the old facility to improve the new one. ���A lot of activity in the planning stages centered around work and patient flow,��� Farrell says. ���Our staff and providers were involved in efforts to improve efficiency from the ground up. Once problems were identified, our team discussed solutions to correct the issues. We���ve used this feedback to resolve those past issues when designing the new facility.��� Recent improvements to the alreadyexisting ExpressMed clinic���s patient flow system illustrate increased efficiency in the renovated and expanded facility. Farrell notes that staff used the Toyota Lean process improvement principles to identify patient flow problems and to make simple changes to create a better patient experience. will allow physicians immediate access to histories of patients who may have been on a different floor of the building only hours before or even in another University Health System clinic months before. ���Having access to records makes things flow more efficiently for patients and physicians,��� Dr. McWilliams says. ���When a patient comes to the Clinical Pavilion, everything is captured in our EHR. Then, the next time that patient visits a primary care physician in our primary care clinic, the physician doesn���t need to hunt for information. It���s all right there ��� a seamless flow of information.��� Health Care for the Next Century As the health care landscape continues to change, University Health System looks back on nearly a century���s worth of practice at the Robert B. Green Campus to reconstruct health care for the future of downtown San Antonio. Farrell notes, ���We���re redefining the way health care is delivered downtown.��� ��� For more information about University Health System���s Clinical Pavilion, call (210) 358-4000 or visit www.universityhealthsystem.com. The new Clinical Pavilion will feature PediExpress ��� a separate urgent care clinic for children ��� and more pediatricians providing primary care services to families who want to make the downtown facility their medical home. The clinical Pavilion aT a glance UNiverSiTY HeALTH SYSTeM���S Clinical Pavilion, located at 903 W. Martin St., San Antonio, TX, 78207, will offer a wide array of health care services in downtown San Antonio. Included in its offerings are: + Advanced Technology: The facility will feature large bore magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, mammography, bone density scans, computerized tomography (CT) and X-ray imaging. + primary Care: The primary care clinic will offer adult and pediatric patient care, including adult wellness checkups, family medicine, an infusion center, pediatric/well-child checkups and women���s services. + Specialty Care: The Clinical Pavilion���s services have been greatly expanded through its 4. ImprovIng access 8 renovations. New services include ambulatory surgery; behavioral health; cardiovascular Patients encounter the accessibility aspect of Hern��ndez���s plan the minute they arrive in the parking lot at the Clinical Pavilion. Dr. McWilliams notes free parking is a rarity downtown, but free spots will be readily available for patients outside the Clinical Pavilion. Because of the full range of services provided, electronic health records (EHRs) services; dermatology; ear, nose and throat; gastroenterology; hepatology; neuroscience; | San Antonio MD News ��� MdNewS.CoM rheumatology; surgical care; rehab services; and respiratory care offerings. + expressMed and pediexpress: The newly expanded urgent care facilities provide patients of all ages dedicated services with extended hours. + CareLink: One of University Health System���s charges is to provide care for Bexar County���s uninsured, who make up nearly 30% of University Health System���s patient population. CareLink is University Health System���s financial assistance program, available to qualifying residents who do not have access to affordable health insurance and who are not eligible for Medicare, Medicaid or the Children���s Health Insurance Program.