SCORE CARDS: Arizona is getting closer to score cards for hospital care
There are concerns Arizona is getting closer to its Crisis Standards of Care Plan
That means your care in a hospital becomes based on a score card system. There are algorithms of who gets what type of care
There are concerns Arizona is getting closer to its Crisis Standards of Care Plan
That means your care in a hospital becomes based on a score card system. There are algorithms of who gets what type of care
It says, 'triage decisions will be made without regard to basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, quality of life, or any other ethically irrelevant criteria.'
In case anyone wonders who is on the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee.
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We should know more in the coming days if it will come to this.
Reminder: you're safer at home, social distance, wear a mask if you can't, wash your hands, stay home if you're sick. All the things that we're told will help.
Reminder: you're safer at home, social distance, wear a mask if you can't, wash your hands, stay home if you're sick. All the things that we're told will help.
Soon, the only option might be “crisis standards of care,” said Will Humble, a former director of the Arizona Department of Health Services. “If you’re in a bed, normally they’ll keep you for a few days, but they’re going to send you home with oxygen.” - Washington Post
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