RE:

["Weiss, Sue" <SWeiss@childrensmemorial.org>]

We have immune compromised patients that need blood when they need it.
Coffee machines and such are definitely NOT provided for. This is a
Pediatric Medical Center!!!! We do not approach these things frivolously!
Other instruments need what power we can generate from our standby systems.
What I need are workable solutions not sarcasm.

Sue
Sue Weiss, C .N.M.T., FSNMTS
Radiation Safety Officer
The Children's Memorial Medical Center
2300 Children's Plaza
Chicago, IL 60614
773-880-4663
773-880-4455 (Fax)
sweiss@childrensmemorial.org

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	William V Lipton [mailto:liptonw@dteenergy.com]
		Sent:	Tuesday, December 21, 1999 6:18 AM
		To:	Multiple recipients of list
		Subject:	Re: 

		What did you have in mind?  Maybe I'm also missing
something.

		Will lives be endangered if blood irradiations have to be
postponed until power
		is restored?

		If not, then they can wait.

		If so, then this should get a higher priority for available
generator load, or
		they should find the money for another generator  (My wild
guess is that the
		coffee machines and copy machines are provided for.),
instead of asking you to
		cut corners on safety.

		The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
		It's not about dose, it's about trust.

		Bill Lipton
		liptonw@dteenergy.com


		"Weiss, Sue" wrote:

		> Yes, you are missing it. We are a hospital with little
resources!!! We can't
		> just go out and buy another generator!!! Our institutional
backup generators
		> are already loaded and we can't put the irradiator on it.
I need another
		> solution.
		> Thanks for the response
		>
		> Sue Weiss, C .N.M.T., FSNMTS
		> Radiation Safety Officer
		> The Children's Memorial Medical Center
		> 2300 Children's Plaza
		> Chicago, IL 60614
		> 773-880-4663
		> 773-880-4455 (Fax)
		> sweiss@childrensmemorial.org
		>
		>                 -----Original Message-----
		>                 From:   Neon John
[mailto:johngd@bellsouth.net]
		>                 Sent:   Friday, December 17, 1999 1:15 PM
		>                 To:     Multiple recipients of list
		>                 Subject:        Re:
		>
		>                 "Weiss, Sue" wrote:
		>                 >
		>                 > Radsafers,
		>                 >         Our blood bank has asked that we
come up with a
		> way to irradiate
		>                 > blood if the power to the irradiator
goes out. Any
		> thoughts?
		>                 >
		>                 > Sue Weiss, C .N.M.T., FSNMTS
		>                 > Radiation Safety Officer
		>                 > The Children's Memorial Medical Center
		>
		>                 Hook it to the hospital's backup power
bus?
		>
		>                 If the generator is inadequate, then buy
(or if this is Y2K
		> scare
		>                 stuff, rent) a trailer-mounted generator.
		>
		>                 Am I missing something?  This seems too
obvious.
		>
		>                 John
		>
		>                 --
		>                 John De Armond
		>                 johngdSPAMNOT@bellsouth.net
		>                 http://neonjohn.4mg.com
		>
		>
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