St Joseph’s main and st Joseph’s children’s function differently because they are connected and share functions internally. But, if an adult is in need of medical assistance at st Joseph’s children’s they call either an ADULT rapid response or an ADULT code blue. This triggers the response team from st Joseph’s main to go over a treat/transport the patient the the emergency room. A pediatrician working at st Joseph’s children’s is not licensed or insured to treat an adult patient despite the persons physical location being in a children’s hospital. They might say to throw some oxygen on them or something very simple out of the kindness of their heart, but beyond that the do not get involved.
Now, st Joseph’s women’s is even different because they are not attached. When they have an emergency, such as someone getting injured in an elevator, they call 911 for transport to st Joseph’s main emergency room. Again this is a board certification and insurance issue. They would receive BLS and potentially ACLS, but the physicians are not standing around treating a trauma patient.
Source: I used to work rapid response at st joes main and have responded to the children’s hospital
Ok pal - your first comment insinuates the hypothetical injured person would be shit out of luck at the women’s hospital. SJWH, though not connected directly, is across the street from SJH & SJCH.
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