The Emergency Department (ED) is a part of Holby City Hospital in Holby. The ED has been remodeled since its initial construction.
There was an explosion in 1993 which destroyed the entrance and the ground floor. In 2002, a car crashed into the entrance and destroyed the exterior of it. In December 2011 a fire broke out in the department which resulted in the whole inside and being destroyed. It was renovated once again after this over Christmas of 2013, but this was primarily remodelling of the reception area. Resus was also moved with this refurbishment as well as a new layout of various other areas.
On the day of Charlie's 30th anniversary celebrations, a helicopter crashed into the entrance and destroyed a part of the reception as well as the exterior of the ED. The walk in centre was being refurbished but was also damaged in the helicopter crash.
The current Clinical Lead in the Emergency Department is Elle Gardner.
The Emergency Department likely opened with the rest of the hospital, in or before 1986. Since then, it has remained in the same part of the hospital.
Layout
A map of the hospital, with the ED highlighted in red. The map of the ED is the floor plan used from January 2012 to December 2013 before the renovations for 2014.
The ED is located at the back of the hospital next to the fracture clinic and opposite the day care unit. The entrance to the department is round the back, along with the ambulance bay. Upon entering the ED, the reception area is adjacent to the entrance. Resus is located directly to the left. Further into the department on the left is triage, Elle's office, the staff room, the CT scanner and some cubicles. Behind reception and to the right is where the majority of the rest of the cubicles are located. Directly to the right after entering the ED is the toilets, coffee shop and relatives room. Also, in reception are the stairs leading to the first floor.
On the first floor, the meeting rooms are located directly to the right. Going down the coridoor, there's Elle and Dylan's office, the on call room and the first floor pharmacy. There's also a lift which connect to the ground floor and also an open floor giving direct view of the coridoor below.
Staff
- See also: Current characters
Behind the scenes
It is based on the Bristol Royal Infirmary where the original script writers went to observe to garner ideas for Casualty in the 1980s. Although both shows are set in the same hospital, Casualty is primarily filmed in Cardiff, whilst Holby City is filmed in Hertfordshire at the BBC's Elstree Studios. The indoor shots for the first series of Casualty were filmed at BBC Television Centre in London. The exterior shots of the hospital used in Casualty were formerly filmed at the City of Bristol College.
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