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=== STB Palliative Care - ward === | === STB Palliative Care - ward === | ||
'''STB Palliative Care''' is located in the STB_A8 '''ward''' of STB hospital. We track this as a "ward" in [[s_dispo table]] because, while it provides some services a hospice would, it is actually a proper ward. | '''STB Palliative Care''' is located in the STB_A8 '''ward''' of STB hospital. We track this as a "ward" in [[s_dispo table]] [[S dispo.loc type]] because, while it provides some services a hospice would, it is actually a proper ward. | ||
=== [[HSC_D5]] - ward === | === [[HSC_D5]] - ward === | ||
Revision as of 22:32, 2020 April 9
Hospices are palliative/end-of-life care facilities, relevant to the program as admit/discharge locations
If a patient is admitted from (ie Previous Location) or discharged to (ie Dispo) a hospice, code as the appropriate entry from the s_dispo table. If the palliative care location is a ward it is treated as a continuous admission and can also be used as a Pre-admit Inpatient Institution field.
palliation in or near hospital
Grace Hospice - separate facility
Grace Hospice is in a separate building from Grace hospital, and is not a ward. We collect this location as Grace Hospice.
STB Palliative Care - ward
STB Palliative Care is located in the STB_A8 ward of STB hospital. We track this as a "ward" in s_dispo table S dispo.loc type because, while it provides some services a hospice would, it is actually a proper ward.
HSC_D5 - ward
HSC_D5 ward provides palliative care when a hospice can't be accessed. It is not necessarily a palliative care location, though. We track this as a "ward" in s_dispo table because, while it provides some services a hospice would, it is actually a proper ward.
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