Flows/Delete a location

flowfacilityCARE 3.0+

Facility

Concepts

Facility

Department Location Healthcare Service

Device

Flows

Create a facility

View a facility Update facility details Delete a facility Create a department Update a department Add users to a department Delete a department Create a location View locations Edit a location Reorder locations Delete a location

Manage a location's organizations

References

Facility

Facility Config Facility Flag Location Healthcare Service

Device

Overview

This flow describes how to delete a location from a facility in Care.

Pre-requisites

• The location is set up in the facility.
• The location has no child locations.
• No patient is assigned to the location.
• You have the permissions listed below.

Permissions

Permission	Access
Can Create/Update Facility Locations	Lets you create, update, and delete locations in the facility.

Steps

1. Open the location list

Go to the location list of the facility. See View locations.

2. Select the delete action

Find the location that you want to delete.

Select the delete action for that location.

📝 Note

Care shows the delete action only when the location has no child locations and no assigned patient.

📝 Note

If the location has child locations, delete them first. Care does not delete a location that still has child locations.

3. Confirm the deletion

Confirm the deletion.

Expected Outcome

• Care deletes the location.
• The location list no longer shows the location.

Facility

Concepts

Facility · Department · Location · Healthcare Service · Device

Flows

Create · View · Update · Delete · Create a department · Update a department · Add users to a department · Delete a department · Create a location · View locations · Edit a location · Reorder locations · Delete a location · Manage a location's organizations

References

Facility · Facility Config · Facility Flag · Location · Healthcare Service · Device

Related

• Concept: Concepts/Location
• Reference: References/Location

Open Healthcare Network's flagship product: an open-source, FHIR-native electronic medical record (EMR) and healthcare operating system.