MCN’s customizable template, Ancillary Support Services, is taken from our Leadership Manual. MCN Healthcare’s proven policy and procedure templates, competencies and compliance tools have assisted more than 20,000 health care organizations worldwide meet their regulatory compliance goals.

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Here is some sample content from Ancillary Support Services:

	POLICY: Hospital's Emergency Department shall ensure timely services and treatment to all patients seeking access to care. In addition to the primary care, treatment and services provided by Emergency Department personnel, support services will be available to Emergency Department patients on a continuous basis. PROCEDURE: The Emergency Department shall have ancillary services available 24 hours a day except as noted for supportive patient care: In-house Pharmacy Clinical Laboratory services Blood Bank Pathology available during normal day hours Imaging Services Imaging Services...
Second excerpt:
	...Services Technicians and Radiologists on-call after normal working hours Central Service Maternity Department Environmental Services housekeeping Operating Room has 24-hour availability Tests and services requested for Emergency Department patients shall receive priority over routine tests and services ordered for the inpatient population. Emergency Department tests and services will be performed with results reported on an emergent basis. SUBJECT:ANCILLARY SUPPORT SERVICESREFERENCE...