Infection Prevention and Control Considerations for Alternative Care Sites A local surge in the need for medical care may require jurisdictions to establish alternative (or alternate) care sites (ACS), which are intended to allow healthcare providers to provide care in non-traditional environments, such as converted public buildings or mobile field medical units.1 This guidance provides critical infection prevention and control (IPC) considerations for ACS and is intended to supplement existing ACS plans (created by jurisdictions as part of pandemic planning).
The following information is for ACS providing care to adult patients with confirmed COVID-19, but the patient: This could apply to: The expected duration of care for patients in ACS