We have implemented a primarily PAPR model with only a few designated departments assigned N95 (ED, MRI, Respiratory Therapy).
Dennis Hughes
| Safety Coordinator
| Safety & Emergency Management
PeaceHealth
| 3333 RiverBend Dr
| Springfield, OR 97477
office 541 222-2539 |
fax 541 431-8383
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Our facility utilizes N95 masks for Airborne Isolation, but with the increase in the number of staff with beards, we are finding it difficult to accommodate the staff and allow them NOT to go into Airborne Isolation rooms. I’m having difficulty
getting funding for the necessary number of PAPRs approved.
Which facilities are utilizing PAPRs for their staff unable to fit the N95???
I would like to show our management team that there ARE facilities that utilize the PAPR successfully!
Please reply back with the name of your facility if you are utilizing PAPRs for your TB rooms.
Thank you for your help.
Nancy Epps RN BSN
Clinician, Employee Health Services
Tampa General Hospital
Phone: (813) 844-8003
Email: nepps@tgh.org