Sample Checklist for Surgical Team Services (Admission/Discharge)

SURGICAL TEAM SERVICES
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( ) Paediatric Surgery Department ( ) Plastic Surgery Department

( ) Neurosurgery Department ( ) Transplant Surgery Department

( ) Eye Surgery Department

ADMISSION:

1.0 Patient's admission process in the hospital's surgical service

| |MET |PARTIALLY |NOT |
| | |MET |MET |
|1.1 Evaluation of patient at the point of first contact to match the patient to surgical care |
| a. Identifying the scope of care and treatment delivered to | | | |
|patient either in the in-patient or ambulatory care setting | | | |
| b. Proper evaluation process to ensure ability of the service to | | | |
|deliver care and treatment | | | |
| c. If the patient's needs are not met, there is alternative process | | | |
|for stabilizing the patient or for referral system | | | |
|1.2 Categorization according to the need of the service |
| a. Priority given to immediate needs (emergency care) | | | |
| b. Waiting lists are established and maintained