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Issue of  Emergency Communications Kathryn Brinsfield, MD, MPH  Disaster Committee Chair, ACEP “ In the event that community infrastructure is damaged and/or a hospital’s power or facilities experience debilitation, communication pathways, whether dependent on fiber optic cables, electricity, satellite, or other conduits, are likely to fail. Hospitals must develop a plan to maintain communication pathways both within the hospital and to critical community sources.”  - Joint Commission EC.4.13  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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