▁that ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁for ▁the ▁hospital ▁to ▁keep ▁staff ▁available ▁within ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes , ▁and ▁a ▁registered ▁nur se ▁is ▁available ▁on - site . ▁In ▁CA H s ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁or ▁fewer ▁b eds , ▁a ▁registered ▁nur se ▁with ▁training ▁in ▁emer gency ▁care ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁on - call ▁phys ician . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁access ▁hosp it als ▁must ▁have ▁all ▁the ▁equipment ▁and ▁medic ations ▁required ▁for ▁essential ▁medical ▁treatment , ▁and ▁have ▁agre ements ▁in ▁place ▁with ▁larger ▁hosp it als ▁for ▁the ▁transport ▁of ▁patients ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁further ▁care . ▁ ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁companies ▁are ▁leg ally ▁required ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁medic ations ▁used ▁by ▁critical ▁access ▁hosp it als ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 4 0 B ▁D rug ▁Pr icing ▁Program . ▁ ▁F ew ▁CA H s ▁provide ▁int ensive ▁care ▁treatment . ▁A ▁review ▁of ▁CA H s ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁counted ▁ 2 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁hosp it als ▁providing ▁int ensive ▁care - level ▁treatment ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁patient . ▁About ▁two - third s ▁of ▁these ▁hosp it als ▁had ▁a ▁physical ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit , ▁while ▁the ▁remainder ▁provided ▁int ensive ▁care ▁treatment ▁in ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ▁also ▁tre ating ▁ac ute ▁care ▁patients . ▁The ▁mean ▁number ▁of ▁int ensive ▁care ▁b eds ▁in ▁each ▁hospital