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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">Please read the attached memo regarding the monthly testing of the East Wing and Gamma Knife Nurse Call "Code Blue"
System.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">Thank you.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted1">TO:<span style="mso-tab-count:1" class="ContentPasted1">
</span>All 3E MRI Nursing Personnel & Gamma Knife Nursing Personnel<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted1">FROM:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-tab-count:1" class="ContentPasted1">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted1">Larry Blanchard<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Assistant Director<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal" class="ContentPasted1">Physical Plant Services<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></h5>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted1">DATE:<span style="mso-tab-count:1" class="ContentPasted1">
</span>October 2023<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted1">SUBJECT:<span style="mso-tab-count:1" class="ContentPasted1">
</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted1">Monthly Testing of 3E MRI, Gamma Knife, & 3W Interventional
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted1"> </span>Radiology <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">
Nurse Call - "Code Blue" System</span></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted1">The next monthly test is scheduled for Wednesday, October 18, 2023.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">To comply with current regulations, the Physical Plant Electronics personnel will be conducting a monthly test of the "Code Blue" portion of the nurse
call system in the East Wing and Gamma Knife.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted1">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">This test will affect all patient headwalls in the East Wing and 3E MRI.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted1">3E MRI, GAMMA KNIFE, & 3W Interventional Radiology-CODE BLUE TEST PROCEDURE:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">Physical Plant personnel will report to the nurses’ station to announce that they will be conducting "Code Blue" testing and
to see if there are any rooms that have special restrictions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted1">
</span>The test will be announced over the paging system fifteen minutes prior to the test (4:45AM).<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Physical Plant personnel will then proceed with the test starting with the first room on the unit and proceeding down the hall until finished with the unit.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted1">
</span>When the testing on the unit is finished, a notification will be given to the appropriate nursing staff.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Plant Electronics technicians will proceed with testing until all units are tested.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted1">
</span>The order is to be as follows:<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted1"><span style="mso-tab-count:1" class="ContentPasted1">
</span>- 3E MRI<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span>- Gamma Knife<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span>- 3W Interventional Radiology<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span>When all testing is completed and the nursing staff is notified, the test will then be over.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted1">
</span>Completion of the test will be announced over the paging system.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">NOTE:<span style="mso-tab-count:1" class="ContentPasted1">
</span>To comply with current regulations, this testing must be done.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted1">
</span>Any rooms that cannot be tested at this time must be noted along with the reason why and an attempt will be made to test later</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted1">.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"></o:p></span></b></p>
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