Create a Provider Facility

Authorized administrators can add provider facilities A standing facility, which can be a hospital, long-term care facility, or shelter. to their region or division and designate sublocations Added to provider facilities and/or incident sites to improve tracking so you can pinpoint patients’ exact locations. as appropriate.

EMTrack Create a Provider Facility

Refer to Locations, Sites, and Sublocations for more details.

For information on labels Used to classify and locate specific types of patients., refer to Manage Facility Labels.

The process includes the following steps:

  1. On the upper right, click System Settings.

  2. On the left, under Providers, click Provider Facilities . The Provider Facilities page opens.

  3. Click New provider facility. The New provider facility window opens.

  4. Enter the Name and Description.

  1. Click the General Information tab.

  2. If appropriate, enter the Agency number.

  3. Select one or more Labels.

  4. Select or change the Regional Embarkation/Debarkation Point checkbox.

    Select this checkbox if you are going to use this provider facility as a point of embarkation or debarkation for multi-regional incidents.

  5. To add a facility phone number:

    1. Click Add Phone Number. A row is added to the table.

    2. Enter the Phone Number.

    3. If appropriate, enter a Description.

    4. Repeat these steps to add another phone number.

  1. Click the Location Information tab.

  2. Enter the facility address in the Street Address, City, State, and Postal Code fields.

  3. To find the Latitude and Longitude, click Lookup. The map opens.

    The map opens unless the address was incomplete or more than one location was returned for the address. In that case, the Select Address window opens. Locate and select the correct address. Click OK. The map opens.

    1. Verify that the address marker is correctly located on the map. If necessary, drag the marker to reposition it.

    2. In the upper right, click the close icon to dismiss the map. The Latitude and Longitude have been entered for the mapped location.

  4. To add a sublocation:

    1. Click Add Sub-Location. A row is added to the section.

    2. Enter the Name.

    3. Repeat these steps to add more sublocations.

  1. Click the Preferred Providers tab.

  2. Select one or more preferred provider lists.

  3. Click Save.

Related Concepts

Providers