A detailed look at one facility?s recovery from a fire
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, April 1, 2010
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We often write about the immediate response to a fire, but for a blaze at a Maine hospital’s medical practice building, the real story was in the recovery phase.
The Franklin Health Medical Arts Center in Farmington, ME—which is located 30 yards from Franklin Memorial Hospital and connected to the main building by an enclosed corridor—suffered extensive damage following an attic fire on January 30. What followed was an intense series of discussions and activities with outside vendors, authorities, and the insurance carrier
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