Adding a Facility
To add a facility to your organization:
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In the Admin Console, go to Settings > Locations.
The Locations page opens.
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Locate the organization in the Locations list, and then click the row.
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Under the organization name, click Add a facility.
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Type a name for the facility, up to 30 characters. The name must be unique for the organization; you cannot have two facilities with the same name in the same organization.
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Click √ (check mark) to add the new facility, or click x to remove it.
The second level of your location structure is created and selected. The Add a Department link is directly below the facility name.
The hospital systems for this facility, inherited from the organization level, display in the right pane.
Any changes to these settings will be inherited by departments in this facility, but not by other facilities in the organization. In other words, inheritance flows down the organization, not laterally or up.
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To add a hospital system to the list, select the checkbox next to its name. To remove a hospital system from a list, clear the checkbox next to the hospital system name.
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Click the Patient Identifiers field and select one or more patient identifiers to use with this hospital system in the facility.
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To refine your settings, click Options and select one of the following:
Edit Name Change the facility name. Click √ (check mark) to save your changes or x to reset the name. Reorder Patient Identifiers Open the Reorder Patient Identifiers dialog to configure the order in which patient identifiers are displayed for Authentication and Enrollment. Go to Client Settings Open the Client Settings page. The new facility and its parent-level organization are selected in the Locations settings at the top of the page.
IMPORTANT: Save any changes to the Locations page before you go to the Client Settings page.
Delete Remove this facility from your organization. Any associated departments will also be deleted.
To confirm, click Confirm Delete.
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Click Save.
