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Tip of the week: Expect scrutiny on 96-hour prep work
Healthcare Security Weekly, July 14, 2008
Midland (TX) Memorial Hospital underwent a Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) life safety survey in March, which included a successful emergency preparedness session.
There was a lot of discussion and questioning about the 96-hour provision under standard EC.4.12, which requires hospitals to assess their ability to stand alone without community support for at least 96 hours during a catastrophe. A committee at the hospital had written a plan determining how the hospital would attempt to keep running for three days during various disaster scenarios, says Deric Hebert, CHFM, director of facility services.
To read more about the survey, go to www.hcpro.com/ppv-212748.html. The cost is $10. Briefings on Hospital Safety subscribers received this story with their subscriptions.
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