title: 'Code Purple' mode relieves ED bottlenecks.
abstract: To improve patient flow in the ED when resources are overwhelmed, a "Code Purple" mini-disaster mode was implemented at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI. When a "Code Purple" is called, the inpatient units immediately begin accepting ED patients waiting for beds by creating short-term hall spots. Non-stat, diagnostic studies are held by the radiology department until the ones from the ED have been completed. The system is used only when the ED environment might place patients at risk.
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy; D004189:Disaster Planning; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration*