Meanwhile, a brand new emergency department is caring for patients at Mercy Hospital Southeast. The comprehensive renovation will improve wait times for patients and allow caregivers to provide care more quickly and efficiently. The $7.9 million project spans the entire emergency department at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. It includes 25 exam rooms, two triage rooms and a new waiting room and bathrooms. A new center court, which is a reconfigured caregiver work area to improve workflow, was added, too said Eric Ammons, Mercy Southeast president and regional president for Mercy’s southeast communities.