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 |
