Open AccessWelcoming with Risk Classification in the Hospital São Paulo's Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Flávia Saraiva Leão Fernandes,
Beatriz de Souza Lima,
Maria Nazaré Ribeiro
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
acta paulista de enfermagem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1982-0194
pISSN - 0103-2100
DOI - 10.1590/s0103-21002012000900026
Subject(s) - emergency department , medical emergency , medicine , health care , public health , identification (biology) , nursing , emergency medicine , family medicine , political science , law , botany , biology
OBJECTIVE: Describe the implementation of the Welcoming with Risk Classification in the Hospital São Paulo´s Emergency Department, as well as present its theoretical reference. The Protocol determines the waiting time for health treatment based on the severity of the patient's condition, and it is performed by a registered nurse. The Welcoming with Risk Classification strategy enables the organization of patient flow and better identification of patients, giving priority to patients with greater risks of death and health problems; offers information to citizens who seek Hospital São Paulo about the Brazilian public health system (SUS); shows the kind of healthcare and the type of patient that are present in the hospital (most of the patients could have sought other levels of care such as primary care). The implementation process generated subsidies for the discussion on the role of the HSP ED within SUS in the city of São Paulo.