Patient Disposition

It is time to transfer the patient out of the ED. Please consider the following options for disposition:

  • Admit to the hospital Medicine Service for palliative care.
  • Admit to the hospital Palliative Care Unit, if available.
  • Discharge to home with home hospice services.
  • Transfer to a nursing home with hospice services.
  • Transfer to an inpatient hospice facility.

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