Here at EMMC in Bangor ME, the only Echo portables are on patients that
can not be transported (NICU, ICU, CCU), we also have long hallways,
Cardiology being at the other end away from the patient floors.  It is felt
that there is to much wear and tear on the equipment to justify this.
What do they want?, convenience for the patients, or more repairs to
the equipment?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Tice [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 9:17 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      portable exams
>
> Management at  the hospital I work at are trying to make a policy that all
> inpatient echocardiograms will be done portable for the convenience of the
> patient.  we have listed all the reasons why this is just not feasible for
> us
> to go portable all day.  I work in a big hospital , 1 hallway being 1/4
> mile
> long.  We already go portable to do unit patients and those patients who
> are
> difficult to transfer to a stretcher.  My question is how many hospitals
> have
> this policy in effect?  We are trying to gather data that there aren't
> many
> hospitals out there that do all in house patients portables.  All comments
> will be appreciated.   Sue in Myers, Florida.