2022/03/08 Updates: FED Ambulance; Transfers to the Main ED; Covid19 Testing

FED Ambulance

I am excited that we now have our own FED-dedicated ambulance! We went live on March 1, and they will be working every day from 11a-11p. Their primary objective is transporting patients from the FED to the main campus, but can also be helping hands while not transporting. They will be based at GST, but can float to TSQ if they are needed.

FED-to-MainED Transfers

After discussing with Dr. Belaval and the main ED physicians, we have come to an understanding on transferring patients to the main ED.

Going forward, these will now be treated as a “Patient Hand-off” - similar to shift-change hand-offs - and the main ED physician will assume complete care for that patient. When we need to transfer FED-mainED, check the “ED Call Roster” and make sure you call and speak directly with the accepting physician at the main ED who has been on-shift the least amount of time, and give a complete verbal check-out. Also make sure to log that phone call in the “Consults” section under “Impression and Plan” in your note and that your note is completely done. The main ED physician will assume care and add an “Addendum” to the chart.

Dr. Belaval has ensured the main ED physicians are on-board, so there should be no push-back on this. Once the patient has left the FED and arrived at the Main ED, they are no longer our patient, but are then under the care of the main ED physician.

CoVID19 Testing

Starting today, we no longer need to test every admission patient for CoVID19. We only need to test patients with exposure or for respiratory type illnesses, as well as anyone going for a procedure. For patients with pyelonephritis, cellulitis, etc, we do not need to test them.