SF558

Medical Record - Emergency Care and Treatment

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. 9/1996
Fillable fields
199
Pages
2
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
Fill SF558 online
Page 1 of form SF558

Standard Form 558 (SF 558): Emergency Care and Treatment

Standard Form 558 (SF 558), Emergency Care and Treatment, is a two-page medical record printed as STANDARD FORM 558 (REV. 9-96). Its footer says Prescribed by GSA/ICMR FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.203(b)(10), and GSA hosts a copy in its forms library, where it is listed as Medical Record - Emergency Care and Treatment.

The first page, labeled (Patient), covers arrival, contact details, military status, insurance, the chief complaint, the category of treatment, vital signs, lab and X-ray orders, disposition and discharge instructions, with a line for the patient's signature. The second page, labeled (Doctor), holds test results, the provider history and physical, consults, the diagnosis and codes, and the provider's signature and stamp.

You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of Standard Form 558 (SF 558): Emergency Care and Treatment, as printed by GSA

What's on SF 558

Arrival and contact

Log number, treatment facility, records maintained at, home address or duty station, sex, age, duty or local and home phones, and arrival date, time and transportation.

Status, insurance and history

Military status (PRP, flying status), third party insurance, DD 2568 in chart, insurance company, medical history obtained from, current medications, allergies, injury or occupational illness, emergency room visit and tetanus.

Complaint, triage and vitals

CHIEF COMPLAINT, CATEGORY OF TREATMENT (emergent, urgent or non-urgent) with a time and initials, and vital signs: BP, pulse, resp, temp and wt.

Lab, X-ray and other orders

Check boxes for lab orders such as CBC/DIFF, PT/PTT and UA, X-ray orders such as C-SPINE and HEAD CT, orders for pulse ox, monitor and ECG, and a timed orders log.

Disposition and release

Disposition (home, full duty, modified duty, quarters or off duty), condition upon release, admit or referral details, time of release, discharge instructions and the patient's signature.

Doctor page

TIME SEEN BY PROVIDER, TEST RESULTS (CBC, ABG/pulse ox, radiology, EKG interpretation and others), PROVIDER HISTORY/PHYSICAL, CONSULT WITH, DIAGNOSIS and CODES.

Page 1 is the patient record and page 2 is the doctor record. Each has its own patient identification block.

How to fill out SF 558

  1. 1

    Identify the patient

    Each page has a PATIENT'S IDENTIFICATION block. For typed or written entries, it asks for the name (last, first, middle), ID no. (SSN or other) and the hospital or medical facility.

  2. 2

    Record arrival and history

    Enter the arrival date (Day, Month, Year), time and transportation, the address and phones, insurance, current medications, allergies and any injury details.

  3. 3

    Note the complaint and triage

    Write the chief complaint, check emergent, urgent or non-urgent with a time and initials, and record vital signs with their times.

  4. 4

    Mark orders and responses

    Check the lab, X-ray and other orders, then log each order with its time, who ordered and completed it, and the patient's response.

  5. 5

    Complete the doctor page

    Enter the time seen by provider, test results, the history and physical, any consult, the diagnosis and codes, then the provider signs and stamps it.

  6. 6

    Record disposition and release

    Mark the disposition, condition upon release and time of release, write the discharge instructions, and the patient signs that they received and understand them.

The form prints no step-by-step instructions. These steps follow its blocks.

Why fill Form SF558 on indox

You get the real form, filled in a browser tab, with nothing standing between you and the finished PDF.

  • Fill the form right in your browser, no software to install
  • Free to fill and free to download, with no account
  • The official blank straight from the GSA, not a copy someone retyped
  • Works on a phone, tablet or computer

Where it goes and what the form says

Where it goes

The PDF prints no filing address. It is labeled Medical Record, and the RECORDS MAINTAINED AT box names where the records are kept.

Two pages, two labels

Page 1 is labeled EMERGENCY CARE AND TREATMENT (Patient) and page 2 EMERGENCY CARE AND TREATMENT (Doctor). Each has its own patient identification block.

Prescribing note

The footer says Prescribed by GSA/ICMR FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.203(b)(10). The form also prints NSN 7540-01-075-3786.

Who completes SF 558?

  • The treatment facility

    The top of page 1 has LOG NUMBER, TREATMENT FACILITY and RECORDS MAINTAINED AT, plus the arrival date, time and transportation to the facility.

  • Staff recording orders

    The orders log has columns for TIME, ORDERS BY, COMPLETED BY, TIME and PATIENT'S RESPONSE, and the category of treatment has an INITIALS box.

  • The provider

    Page 2 starts with TIME SEEN BY PROVIDER and ends with PROVIDER SIGNATURE AND STAMP. A RESIDENT/MEDICAL STUDENT SIGNATURE AND STAMP line sits beside the consult row.

  • The patient

    Page 1 ends with the statement I have received and understand these instructions, and a PATIENT'S SIGNATURE line.

The form prints signature lines for the provider, a resident or medical student and the patient. It does not say who fills in each block.

Official sources and the blank

Do it all with indox

View all 94 tools

Questions about Form SF558

Who issues SF 558?

The footer says Prescribed by GSA/ICMR FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.203(b)(10). GSA hosts a copy in its forms library, printed as STANDARD FORM 558 (REV. 9-96).

Why does SF 558 have two pages?

Page 1 is labeled (Patient) and covers arrival through discharge. Page 2 is labeled (Doctor) and holds test results, the history and physical, the diagnosis and the provider's signature.

Who signs SF 558?

The provider signs and stamps page 2, with a separate line for a resident or medical student. The patient signs page 1 under the statement I have received and understand these instructions.

What are the categories of treatment on SF 558?

The form has three boxes, EMERGENT, URGENT and NON-URGENT, with a time and initials. It prints no definitions for them.

What patient details does SF 558 ask for?

For typed or written entries, the name (last, first, middle), ID no. (SSN or other) and hospital or medical facility, plus the home address or duty station, sex, age and phone numbers.