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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Please read the attached memo regarding this month's generator tests and Elevator Fire Service Recall Tests for University Hospital.
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DATE:<span class="ContentPasted1" style="">
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</span></span><b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Generator and Fire Service Recall Test: University Hospital and Gamma Knife</span></b></p>
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The next monthly test is scheduled for Wednesday, June 21, 2023.</span></b></p>
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The monthly tests will affect those areas with electrical outlets and systems connected to the emergency generator in University Hospital.</span></b></p>
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<b><u><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND GAMMA KNIFE TEST PROCEDURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:</span></u></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The test will be announced over the paging system prior to the test.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emergency generators will be started between 5:00AM and 5:05AM and used as the source for the emergency power feed for approximately 30 minutes.</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emergency power will be switched back to the electrical feed between 5:30AM and 5:35AM and the generators will be turned off.</span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Users of the emergency power will notice a blink at the beginning and end of the test.<span class="ContentPasted1" style="">
</span>Activities which can be adversely affected by even a momentary loss of power should not be scheduled or conducted during this time.</span></p>
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If an
<u><span class="ContentPasted1" style="background: yellow;">unavoidable emergency</span></u> arises close to the time that the emergency generator test is scheduled and you feel that a brief power interruption would be detrimental to patient care, immediately
contact the Maintenance Operations Center at 4-4230.</span></b></p>
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The test, although intended to simulate an actual power outage, has been modified to keep the disruption to services at a minimum.<span class="ContentPasted1" style="">
</span>If an actual power outage occurs, the electrical circuits supported by the generator will be without power for 5 to 10 seconds except for those areas which have their own uninterruptible power supplies (operating rooms, etc.)<span class="ContentPasted1" style="">
</span>Our recent experience suggests that a real power outage can be expected once a year.<span class="ContentPasted1" style="">
</span>If you have equipment, processes, etc. that cannot cope with a power outage of this duration, your department should consider installing uninterruptible power supplies (UPS's).</span></b></p>
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions or concerns regarding the test or the emergency power system, please feel free to contact Stewart Hatzinger, Facilities Electrical Manager, Physical
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Your continued cooperation in completing the code mandated emergency diesel generator test is greatly appreciated.</span></b></p>
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