Manage Facilities

This section fulfills the dDevice Grouping NEMSIS requirement. For more information, see the NEMSIS Data Dictionary.

To add a facility

Note: To search for specific facilities, use the Filter field. By default, facilities are listed alphabetically.

1. From any page, go to Administration: Departments. The Departments page opens.
   

2. Locate the appropriate agency and click its corresponding View Demographics link.
   
   Tip: Use the Advanced Search toolbar to quickly locate a department by Agency or Demographic Status.

3. In the left sidebar, click the Facilities tab.
   
   

4. Click Add Facility.
   

5. Select the name of the facility from the table. You can select more than one facility at a time.

6. Click Save.

Tip: Click the name of a facility to edit its details. Click Delete to delete a facility from the list.

When you add a facility and edit its details, you have the option of setting the facility's Destination Type. If you select a facility's Destination Type, this value automatically populates the Location Type field when the responder chooses this facility as the Destination Facility.

To set fax preferences for a facility

Tip: You can set universal fax preferences for facilities in your department by going to System Settings: TripTix Faxing Settings. Even by setting universal fax preferences, you still have the ability to customize fax preferences on a facility-by-facility basis.

1. From any page, go to Administration: Departments. The Departments page opens.

2. Locate the appropriate agency and click its corresponding View Demographics link.
   
   Tip: Use the Advanced Search toolbar to quickly locate a department by Agency or Demographic Status.

3. In the left sidebar, click the Facilities tab.

4. From the list of facilities, select the facility for which you want to set fax preferences. Details about the facility appear in a new section below the Facilities section.

5. To select the fax types the facility should receive:

   • Go to the Fax Preferences section and click Add Fax Type. A drop-down field opens in the table.

   • From the drop-down list, select the fax this facility should receive.

6. If a fax type listed should not be received by this facility:

   • In the Fax Preferences section, click the Delete icon associated with the applicable fax type.

   • When the confirmation window opens, click Ok.

7. Click Save.