Acquisition Location Fields

The acquisition location grid contains specific details about where the patient was when they acquired their infection. This only relates to healthcare acquired infections and helps identify problem areas within the hospital.

In some instances it may not be possible to identify the exact location so to cover this, only specify down to a level of reasonable certainty. It may be possible to only record a Facility and Point Of Care, for example, as any further detail might be mere speculation.

Table 4-10: Understanding Acquisition Location Fields
Field	Description
Patient Location History	Information from prior admissions may appear in this area. The default selection is `Clear`, meaning that the fields below will all be blank. Choose the radio button for an existing admission (e.g., `From 12/20/2010, Real World Hospital...`) and the fields will automatically populate with those details.
Treating Service	The treatment unit where the patient acquired the organism.
Facility	The campus or hospital where the patient acquired the organism.
Unit	The ward, station or clinic, based on the facility selected, where the patient acquired the organism.
Building	The name of the building, based on the point of care selected, where the patient acquired the organism.
Floor	The name of the floor, filtered by the selected building, where the patient acquired the organism.
Room	The number of the room, based on the floor selected, where the patient acquired the organism.
Bed	The number of the bed, based on the room selected, where the patient acquired the organism.