Table 1.

Phases of pandemic planning with associated PCU admission criteria

Pandemic phase	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3
Description	COVID-free cancer center	Priority A cancer patients with COVID-19 cohorted on designated units; patients under investigation cohorted on a separate unit	COVID-19-positive patients throughout the cancer center
PCU admission criteria	-No CPR -Patients agree to complete papers to transition to a longer-term PCU if unable to go home (3 choices) -Prioritize admissions from acute hospitals	-No CPR -Patients agree to complete papers to transition to a longer-term PCU if unable to go home (1 choice)	-No CPR -No need to complete papers to transition to a longer-term PCU -Consider admitting patients with non-malignant disease or bed-spacing patients with active goals of care including CPR