The Regional COVID-19 Coordination Center (RC3) was established to triage and place COVID-19 patients requiring acute emergency department or inpatient hospital care in an equitable manner across a large geographic area. The RC3 is designed to prevent any single hospital or small group of hospitals from experiencing significant COVID-19-related resource constraints by balancing patient placement and supporting transport coordination to hospitals with additional capacity. In addition to placing suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients, the RC3 will also assist hospitals at maximum capacity seeking to decompress by transferring multiple COVID-19 or non-COVID-19 patients to other hospitals for continued care. The RC3 serves as a focal point for COVID-19 patient triage, situational awareness, decision-making, bed placement and coordinated patient transport to destination facilities with the capacity and capability to care for ill patients. The RC3 will ensure coordinated, efficient, and equitable patient distribution if COVID-19 stresses communities requiring patient distribution within western Washington.

Questions?

Contact:

Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
c: 425-231-4804