Table 2.

Table 2 ED Bed Board Status Levels

Bed Status	Description/Purpose
Available	the bed location is open for a patient
Occupied	the bed location holds a patient
Hold EMS	bed is reserved for an arriving EMS patient (not yet arrived)
Hold Heli	bed is reserved for an arriving aeromedical transport (not yet arrived)
Hold Team Triage	bed is reserved for a patient being seen by a physician in team triage
New Patient	a patient has arrived in the ED, but not yet registered (e.g., trauma patient)
Seen by Resident	a resident has seen a newly arrived non-registered patient (e.g., trauma patient)
Needs Cleaning	notifies environmental service that location needs to be prepared for next patient
Isolation Hold	notifies environment service to wait for 60 min before cleaning the room
Closed	the bed location cannot be used (e.g., not staffed, requiring repair)
No Bed	indicates the absence of a bed after the room has been cleaned