What does it mean if hospital is on divert?

A diversion request does not mean the hospital ED is closed, but usually means the current emergency patient load exceeds the Emergency Department’s ability to treat additional patients promptly. The hospital may not refuse care for a patient presented to their facility and is subject to EMTALA rules and regulations.

What does trauma diversion mean?

Diversions: When a hospital reaches capacity In other words, elective patients come in through scheduled medical or surgical admissions or are transferred from another facility,” Côté said. “However, a diversion does not mean the hospital will completely stop accepting new patients in an emergency.

What does Level 3 mean in a hospital?

A Level III Trauma Center has demonstrated an ability to provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, surgery, intensive care and stabilization of injured patients and emergency operations. Has developed transfer agreements for patients requiring more comprehensive care at a Level I or Level II Trauma Center.

What is critical care diversion?

The whole purpose of an emergency department going on critical care bypass is to divert ambulances away from it. If the emergency physician really did not expect any more critically ill patients to arrive in the next 30 minutes, he or she would not bother to have them redirected.

What does divert status mean for a hospital?

However, with the current flu season all of our hospitals have been on divert. When this happens, divert means nothing. However, it does mean that you will be waiting on the wall with a pt for a long time. I have had to wait up to 4 hours with a pt on the cot, waiting for bed.

How long can a trauma center be on divert?

No more then 50% of hospitals in each cluster can be on divert, one trauma center is in “south” and “central”. Divert is for I believe 2 hours with 2 hours off before you can divert again, if more then the 50% try and divert then everybody is “forced open.”

What’s the divert status for St Luke’s Hospital?

not present 1 2 Hospital ED Capacity Status ED Divert Status Divert Start Time 3 Allentown Available Beds Open 4 Anderson ED Nearing Capacity Behavioral Divert 05/23/2021 15:00 5 Bethlehem ED Nearing Capacity Open

Why do hospitals divert patients away from urgent care?

You need people. You need (we all need) the appropriately trained people to care for patients, especially those in need of urgent or emergent care. Hospitals should only divert patients away potentially delaying their care only when there is not enough staff or the right staff on duty at the time to take care of them.