Set up wards, rooms, beds and daily rates

Administrators set up wards, rooms and beds in NduMed, set effective-dated daily bed rates, mark beds out of service and deactivate unused wards.

Before nurses can admit patients, an administrator sets up the hospital’s wards, rooms and beds and gives each bed a daily rate. Open Ward in the Inpatient section of the menu.

Build the structure

1. Add a ward

   Select Add ward and enter its name, for example “Female Medical”.

2. Add rooms

   Inside the ward, select Add room.

3. Add beds

   Inside each room, select Add bed and enter a bed label, for example “FM-1-A”.

Set daily rates

Use Set rate under Daily rate, enter the amount and an Effective from date. Rates are effective-dated, so you can schedule a price change in advance. Rate history shows past and future rates.

A bed without a rate produces Needs pricing charges, which block invoicing until they are priced. Set a rate for every bed before admitting patients.

Bed status

Status	Meaning
Available	Can be chosen for an admission or transfer
Occupied	Set automatically by an admission; cannot be set by hand
Out of service	Temporarily unusable (for example, repairs)

Deactivate

You can deactivate a bed, room or ward that is no longer used. Deactivate from the bottom up: beds first, then the room, then the ward. Only an available bed can be deactivated.