VIC N5C

Location
Location	VIC N5C
First Admission	October 3, 2017
Program	Family Medicine
Hospital	VIC
Nr of Beds	29 beds: Rooms 501-518-2
Collection Unit Phone:	+(204) 477-3435
Collection Unit Fax :	+(204) 275-8914
Collection Unit Manager :	Gillian Crymbal
Collection Unit Manager Phone :	(204) 477-3435
Collection Unit Clerk :	TBD

 

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Located at the Victoria Hospital

Patient Profile

Referred to as sub acute population. Unit if for patients that still require some continued medical support. Includes patients who are not severely ill or are in recovery phase, exacerbation of a chronic illness, mobility issues including those with non-operative fractures, and end of life care.

EPR label for Unit location & Physician Service

Unit Location:

• VGH NU5N in the EPR.
• use VIC_N5C in CCMDB's Service/Location field

Physician Service:

• VGH Medicine-SbAcut/General in the EPR
• use Family Medicine in Previous Service field
• patients admitted to this unit do not have a Family Physician or whose Primary Care Provider does not admit to a Sub-Acute Unit. Looked after by General Attending Physician (GAP)- under Family Medicine Service

Where these patients are admitted from

• Patients are admitted from other facilities including HSC CAU, inpatient units, direct from Attending FM physician's offices, and VIC Urgent Care (UC) Department

Transitions

• Priority discharge is to patient's home environment followed by
• Transfer to a Transitional Care Unit (TCU)
• Transfer to Long Term Care Facility (LTC); it is understood this will only occur in exceptional circumstances as transfers to LTC ideally occur from a TCU

Legacy

see Oct 2017 Vic Med bed change over

• start at serial number 150
  • VIC_N5C will include all NEW patients admitted to this unit starting: Oct 3, 2017 0001 hrs

See VIC_N5 in regards to patients who were admitted prior to Oct 3.17 but still in unit after Oct 3.17 0001 hrs.