As we continue to see the growth of ASCs throughout the country, I am curious to hear everyone's thoughts on Master Alarm requirements.
Most of them are performing surgery that would fall under a Category 1 facility - requiring 2 panels per code. However, they close over night & on the weekend. Most of them do not have a dedicated facility team onsite with a maintenance shop. A lot of them are small enough where if you have one master alarm going off you can hear it throughout the whole facility. We've seen some locations with two masters just down the hall or around the corner from each other. Seems redundant and unnecessary in these cases.
Just curious what you're all seeing throughout the country, and if one alarm is approved for some facilities.