Which platform is used by hospitals to report bed availability under IDPH requirements?

• A. MERCI radio system
• B. IDPH internal dashboard
• C. EMS patient care reports
• D. EMResource

Answer: (D)

The platform used for hospitals to report bed availability under IDPH requirements is EMResource. This real-time resource management system is designed for hospitals and EMS to share current capacity information—such as general beds, ICU beds, and other critical resources—so state and regional health authorities can monitor surge status and coordinate patient routing during emergencies.

MERCI radio system is a communications and notification tool, not the formal bed-status reporting channel. An IDPH internal dashboard would be used internally by the department, not as the mandated reporting platform for hospitals. EMS patient care reports document care delivered by EMS, not hospital bed availability.