CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE LOCATION

The principal LOCATION that the PATIENT is discharged to at the end of the CRITICAL CARE PERIOD.

National Codes

Code Description
01 WARD
02 Recovery only (when used to provide temporary critical care facility)
03

Other intermediate care or specialised treatment area but excluding temporary visits en route, e.g. imaging, Endoscopy, catheter suites and operating departments.

04 Adult level three critical care bed (e.g. in a flexibly configured unit)
05 Adult level two critical care bed (e.g. in a flexibly configured unit)
06

No discharge location, PATIENT died in unit

07 Obstetrics area
08 Paediatric critical care area (neonatal and paediatric care)
09 Home or other residence (e.g. nursing home, H.M. Prison, residential care)
10

Other non-hospital LOCATION

Also Known As

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE LOCATION