The entrance of the Emergency Department at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital will be temporarily relocated due to construction during the daytime hours this Saturday and Sunday, the hospital announced today.

Active crane operation related to the renovation of an inpatient unit and the ongoing construction of the new Joint Replacement Center will take place between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day, and the regular Emergency Department entrance will be closed to all patients, visitors and staff during that time.

The crane will be situated directly in front of the Emergency Department entrance on Faire Harbour Place. When the crane is in operation, a re-located temporary check-in station for emergency patient care will be set up in the driveway adjacent to the ambulance bay, also on Faire Harbour Place.

The temporary station will be staffed by ED triage personnel, valet services and patient transport, and the team will oversee appropriate access to the Emergency Department during this time.

Additional temporary stations at the Faire Harbour parking garage ramp entrances will be staffed with ED triage, valet services and traffic coordinators, who will direct cars and pedestrians away from the closed ED entrance and to the temporary check-in station for care.

While the crane is in use, L+M physicians and staff are asked to enter the parking garage from the Montauk Avenue side, and once parked will be required to use the "Blue Main Entrance" elevator and stairwell for access to the main or ambulatory care center entrances. The "Green Emergency" elevator and stairwell leading the regular emergency entrance will not be accessible for use by anyone. Hospital visitors should only use the main entrance during this time.