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Version: 3.1

Create a facility

Overview

This flow describes how to create a new facility in Care.

Pre-requisites

  • You are signed in to Care.
  • You can access the organization that the facility belongs to.
  • You have the permission listed below.

Permissions

PermissionAccess
Can Create on FacilityLets you create a facility for an organization.

Steps

1. Open the organization

Open the organization that the facility belongs to. Go to its Facilities section.

2. Start a new facility

Select Add Facility. Care shows this option only if you have the permission listed above.

Care opens the Add New Facility form.

3. Fill in the Facility Information

ComponentsWhat it captures
Facility Type (required)The type of the facility. Choose one type from the list.
Facility Name (required)The name of the facility.
Description (optional)More details about the facility. This field supports formatted text.
Features (optional)The capabilities of the facility. Choose any number of features.
Phone Number (required)The contact number of the facility.
PIN Code (required)The 6-digit PIN code of the facility.
Geo Organization (required)The government administrative area of the facility.
Address (required)The address of the facility.
Latitude (optional)The latitude of the facility.
Longitude (optional)The longitude of the facility.

To fill latitude and longitude from your browser, select Get Current Location.

To show the facility in the public facility directory, select Make this facility public. Anyone can browse this directory without a sign-in.

4. Save the facility

Select Create Facility.

Expected Outcome

  • Care creates the facility for the organization.
  • Care creates a default Administration department for the facility.
  • Care adds you to the Administration department as its Facility Admin.

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