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===Elective [[Harbor:Transfers|Transfers]] to MLK Hospital===
Harbor has been asked to help MLK hospital achieve accreditation by directly admitting some ward-level patients to them. They need 30 admissions and then they can invite Joint Commission to come accredit them. 

Our wonderful UR nurses will be trained in identifying appropriate patients for possible direct admission to MLK. They will then let you know. In brief, patients who need a medicine ward type admission that you expect to exceed 2 midnights, and who are uninsured or have Medi-Cal/Medicare FFS plans, can go to MLK if you think they are stable for transfer. MLK currently has general internists, some medicine subspecialties (cardiology, nephrology, GI), urology, and OB/GYN. Same transfer paperwork, Orchid process, etc. otherwise as other transfers to community hospitals. The accepting physician would be the MLK hospitalist, who you will need to have an MD to MD conversation with, of course.

This will start this week sometime. Sorry for the last minute notice. While 30 admissions is not that much, I anticipate we will continue to transfer patients long-term to MLK for direct admission, so it behooves us to get this process right/smooth now. Thanks!

Jennifer Chen, Adult ED Director, 6/1/15