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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">DATE:<span style="mso-tab-count:2" class="ContentPasted0">
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</span></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">Generator and Fire Service Recall Test: University Hospital and Gamma Knife<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">The next monthly test is scheduled for Wednesday, October 18, 2023.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">The monthly tests will affect those areas with electrical outlets and systems connected to
the emergency generator in University Hospital.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND GAMMA KNIFE TEST PROCEDURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></u></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="ContentPasted0">The test will be announced over the paging system prior to the test.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></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="ContentPasted0">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.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted0">Emergency power will be switched back to the electrical feed between 5:30AM
and 5:35AM and the generators will be turned off.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted0">Completion of the test will be announced over the paging system.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></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="ContentPasted0">Users of the emergency power will notice a blink at the beginning and end of the test.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted0">
</span>Activities which can be adversely affected by even a momentary loss of power should not be scheduled or conducted during this time.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">If an
<u class="ContentPasted0">unavoidable emergency</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.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">The test, although intended to simulate an actual power outage, has been modified to keep the disruption
to services at a minimum.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted0">
</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 style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted0">
</span>Our recent experience suggests that a real power outage can be expected once a year.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted0">
</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).<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">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 Plant at extension 4-8923.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">Your continued cooperation in completing the code mandated emergency diesel generator test
is greatly appreciated.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0">Thank you.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></b></p>
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