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== Levels of Care ==

*The list of levels of care from highest to lowest are:

**WRHA ICU, same level of care includes: MICU, SICU, CICU, ACCU, CCU (also for PACU or OR)

**WRHA ICU, same level of care includes: MICU, SICU, CICU, ACCU, CCU, Brandon ICU (also for PACU or OR)

**Other MB RHA ICU or Other Province ICU

~~{{Discuss|JALT~~

* should Brandon ICU be considered a stepdown? [[User:Lkaita|Lisa Kaita]] 08:42, 2024 December 17 (CST)| }}

**WRHA IICU

**WRHA HOB Medicine ward ([[HSC_HOBS]] as of 2022-05)

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=== Why are some non-med locations considered "lower" ===

We DO consider some non-medicine locations "lower" levels than are Medicine wards~~, and the reason is that~~ a major purpose of the levels is to be able to ~~count up "wasted" bed-days in ICUs or~~ Medicine ~~wards~~. But of course the care provided in some of these other locations are not truly lower levels.

We consider some non-medicine locations "lower" levels than are Medicine wards because a major purpose of the levels is to be able to determine [[Transfer Delay (Critical Care)]] / [[Transfer Delay (Medicine)]]. But of course the care provided in some of these other locations are not truly lower levels.

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 == Levels of Care ==
 *The list of  levels of care from highest to lowest are:
-**WRHA ICU, same level of care includes: MICU, SICU, CICU, ACCU, CCU (also for PACU or OR)
+**WRHA ICU, same level of care includes: MICU, SICU, CICU, ACCU, CCU, Brandon ICU (also for PACU or OR)
 **Other MB RHA ICU or Other Province ICU <!--(confirmed by Dr. Allan Garland 2Oct2017)-->
-{{Discuss|JALT
-* should Brandon ICU be considered a stepdown? [[User:Lkaita|Lisa Kaita]] 08:42, 2024 December 17 (CST)| }}
 **WRHA IICU
 **WRHA HOB Medicine ward ([[HSC_HOBS]] as of 2022-05)
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 === Why are some non-med locations considered "lower" ===
-We DO consider some non-medicine locations "lower" levels than are Medicine wards, and the reason is that a major purpose of the levels is to be able to count up "wasted" bed-days in ICUs or Medicine wards. But of course the care provided in some of these other locations are not truly lower levels.
+We consider some non-medicine locations "lower" levels than are Medicine wards because a major purpose of the levels is to be able to determine [[Transfer Delay (Critical Care)]] / [[Transfer Delay (Medicine)]]. But of course the care provided in some of these other locations are not truly lower levels.
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