Scope of Care |
Objectives of ACS Implementation |
Scenario Type |
Facility Type |
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1. Delivery of ambulatory/chronic care/special medical needs |
Decompression of medical shelters; decompression of emergency departments |
All |
ACS |
2. Receiving site for hospital discharge patients (non-oxygen dependent) |
Decompression of acute care hospital inpatient beds |
All |
ACS |
3. Inpatient care for moderate-acuity (non-oxygen-dependent) patients |
Used instead of acute care hospital inpatient beds |
All |
ACS |
4. Sequestration/ cohorting of “exposed” patient population |
Protection of acute care hospitals from exposure to potentially infectious patients |
Pandemic influenza |
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5. Delivery of palliative care |
Used instead of acute care hospital inpatient beds |
All |
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