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Bed Placement Prioritization Guidelines

Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

This is a set of guidelines for prioritizing bed assignments for patient admissions to aid in improving the flow of patients. Central bed assignment staff use this tool to prioritize the placement of patients when there is more demand than capacity in the hospital.

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Download the tool for more detailed directions.

 

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Time from ED to Inpatient Bed (median)

 

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