Hospital Specific Policies

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Intent:

Residents will be familiar with the institutional policies of the various health care facilities through which they rotate.

Policy Statement:

All health care institutions have a variety of policies that cover administration and care of patients in those institutions. Residents should be familiar with the rules governing their functioning in the various institutions through which they rotate.

Description:

  1. It is the residentıs responsibility to familiarize themselves with specific hospital policies when they first begin to rotate to the various hospitals participating in their education.
  2. Residents will be accountable for compliance with the specific hospital policies of the institution through which they are rotating.
  3. Hospital policies for the five major participating hospitals can be found at the following web sites:
  4. Hospital specific policies can be located by using the Shands MedIC and by accessing the MedIC Web Site Quick Search

    Policies for Shands at UF ­ select the Licensure & Accreditation category

    Policies for Shands at AGH ­ select Nursing Policies and Procedures

    Policies for Shands Lake Shore ­ select Shands Lake Shore

    Policies for Shands Rehab Hospital/Shands at Visit ­ select Shands Rehab Hospital

    Policies for Shands Jacksonville ­ Shands Jax Infonet (located under References on right of the MedIC screen)

    Policies for VA ­ from the VA Intranet : http://wwva.north-florida.med.va.gov/policies.asp

    Policies for Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola ­ from the Sacred Heart Hospital Intranet: http://www.shhint.net

  5. If in doubt with regards to any hospital policy, please contact the attendings, the nurse or the Chief of Staffs office.

Last Review: Institutional Committee for Graduate Medical Education June 12, 2003

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