Mac's Safety Space: Don't wing it with family support during an emergency
Hospital Safety Connection, April 30, 2009
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Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best practices on a variety of hospital safety topics on his blog, Mac’s Safety Space.
Mac writes in today’s posting, “In terms of Joint Commission requirements for family support during emergency responses … it’s a Pandora’s Box.”
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