Deactivation of Colorado Crisis Standards of Care: Healthcare Staffing and Emergency Medical Systems

 

To: Residential care facilities (Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Group Homes, and Intermediate Care Facilities)   From: CDPHE   The state deactivated the Colorado’s Crisis Standard of Care (CSC) Plan for healthcare staffing and emergency medical services on Feb. 11. The deactivation is consistent with the declining cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations due to COVID-19.    Crisis standards of care are recommendations for how the medical community should allocate scarce resources, such as ventilators and intensive care unit beds, in the extreme case when patient needs exceed available resources.   Read a fact sheet about the crisis standards of care and visit the website for the latest information. Crisis standards of care can be reactivated if adherence to public health protocols drops and/or variants spread rapidly.   Coloradans can help ensure we don’t need to return to crisis standards of care for staffing and emergency medical services by following public health protocols (hand washing, physical distancing, mask wearing, staying home when sick, and getting vaccinated when eligible).   Continue to stay up to date by visiting covid19.colorado.gov.