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<div dir="ltr" id="divRplyFwdMsg"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From:</b> Brittany Sprague<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 5, 2025 2:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ew-bh-utility@lists.upstate.edu <ew-bh-utility@lists.upstate.edu>; Uh-utility@lists.upstate.edu <Uh-utility@lists.upstate.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Gamma Knife and Code Blue Monthly System Test</span>
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TO: All 3E MRI Nursing Personnel & Gamma Knife Nursing Personnel</div>
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FROM: Larry Blanchard, Assistant Director, Physical Plant Services</div>
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DATE: June 2025</div>
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SUBJECT: Monthly Testing of 3E MRI, Gamma Knife, & 3W Interventional Radiology Nurse Call - "Code Blue" System</div>
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The next monthly test is scheduled for <b>Wednesday, June 18, 2025</b>.</div>
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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. </div>
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This test will affect all patient headwalls in the East Wing and 3E MRI.</div>
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<b><u>3E MRI, GAMMA KNIFE, & 3W Interventional Radiology-CODE BLUE TEST PROCEDURE</u></b><u>:</u></div>
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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. The test will be announced over the paging system fifteen minutes prior
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2. 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. When the testing on the unit is finished, a notification will be given to the appropriate
nursing staff.</div>
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3. Plant Electronics technicians will proceed with testing until all units are tested. The order is to be as follows:</div>
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- 3E MRI</div>
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- Gamma Knife</div>
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- 3W Interventional Radiology</div>
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4. When all testing is completed and the nursing staff is notified, the test will then be over. Completion of the test will be announced over the paging system.</div>
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NOTE: To comply with current regulations, this testing must be done. 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.</div>
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<a name="x__Hlk197347479">If you have any questions or concerns regarding the test or the emergency power system, please feel free to contact Mark Dingle, Electronic Facilities Manager at</a></div>
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4-8923 or 680-323-1819</div>
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