Survey monitor: Emergency management de-emphasized in Texas survey

The Joint Commission’s survey at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler continued what appears to be a trend, anecdotally at least, of little nor interest in emergency management tabletop exercises.
The five-day survey began on August 17 at the 49-bed rehabilitation hospital. Surveyors gave a few minutes’ discussion about emergency management, but no tabletop disaster drill occurred despite the hospital’s anticipation of an exercise, says William Deitenbeck, director of plant services.