| Subject: | JC Standards Applicable to Hospital Evacuations |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 29 Oct 2007 - 06:00 am |
| The StayAlert Administrator has been asked, in light of current wildfires Southern California, to review Joint Commission (JC) standards that relate to hospital evacuations.Current JC Standard EC.4.10, EP 12 states that a hospital's emergency management plan shall include processes for evacuating a partial part of a facility or the entire building when the environment cannot adequately support care, treatment and services. Element of Performance 13 further outlines that... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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