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Patient Care in Alternate Care Sites
- The Standard of Care is a moving target based on what a reasonable person with like training would do under similar circumstances.
- Healthcare delivery in alternate care sites will vary from traditional hospital care and will be dependent on available resources.
- Based on local surge needs, each identified ACS will include some mix of the following types of patients:
- Outpatient.
- Inpatient.
- Critical/Acute.
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