Minnesota Department of Health Crisis Standards of Care

Source: Minnesota Department of Health. Published: 7/20/2018. This web page provides resources about crisis standards of care (CSC), which are used when a health care system is so overwhelmed by an event that it is impossible for it to provide the normal, or standard, level of care to patients. In situations such as a pandemic or severe epidemic influenza season, a formal declaration by state government would occur to recognize that health care systems are in crisis operations that may last for some time. (Text)
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