Hospitalization
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Hospitalization tracks the patients staying at the clinic. A stay covers the period a patient occupies a box, from admission until you empty it again.
You need to create boxes first, because without one there is nowhere to admit a patient. The empty screen says as much: No rooms are available yet. Create a room to start hospitalization.
Where to Find This Section
Section titled “Where to Find This Section”Hospitalization in the left menu. The board shows Empty Boxes and Full Boxes, so you can see the clinic’s capacity at a glance.
Creating a Box
Section titled “Creating a Box”- Click New Box.
- Give it a Box Number, and set the pricing.
Price Type sets how the box is charged: Hourly, Daily, or None for a box you do not charge for.
Admitting a Patient
Section titled “Admitting a Patient”Click New Hospitalization and fill in four fields:
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Customer | Required. Search for the client |
| Pet | The patient. Selecting the client first narrows the list |
| Start Date | When the stay begins |
| Note | Anything the team needs to know about this stay |
The box then shows as full, with the patient’s name on the card.
While the Patient Is In
Section titled “While the Patient Is In”The stay shows its Start Date, a running Duration, and Current Amount. The last of these is the amount accumulated so far, based on the box’s price and price type.
A stay with no end date yet is Active
Discharging
Section titled “Discharging”Empty the Box ends the stay and frees the box.
Box History
Section titled “Box History”Box History lists every stay that box has held. Finished hospitalizations are recorded here, and this is where you check what a patient was charged for a stay last month.
Deleting a Box
Section titled “Deleting a Box”Deleting is permanent: Are you sure you want to delete this box? This action cannot be undone. If you have stopped using a box but may still need its history, leave it in place rather than deleting it.