STB CAU
STB CAU - Clinical Assessment Unit
The emergency department decants patients into the CAU who are are waiting on acquisition of resources (diagnostics and consults) for 24 hrs or more before they are safely returned to community.
At the STB, the CAU is considered to be an inpatient location
Collection instructions
If a patient is admitted from STB CAU:
- Previous Location STB CAU
- Previous Service Family Medicine or Internal Medicine - Template:Discussion" not sure if emergency Medicine as per STB Memo oct 3.17
- Pre-admit Inpatient:: STB-CAU
STB CAU Details
- Start date: 2017-Oct-3
- Location: L2113 - L2ME in EPR
- Emergency Medicine (as per STB intranet memo Oct 3.17)
- These patients are mostly under Family Medicine however, some are under Internal Medicine.
- Number of beds: 10
- Manager: Template:Discussion