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Psychiatric treatment is conducted under the direction of and
pursuant to a program prescribed by an attending physician.
Services Performed by Certain Hospital Departments
The Central Supply Services Department
The central supply services department (central supply), and
sometimes a separate materials management department, purchase
and stock the medical and surgical supplies and equipment which
are used in the treatment of patients. When supplies purchased
through central supply or materials management are physically
stored in other areas of the hospital, such as the operating room
or the emergency room, employees of central supply regularly
replenish such stock. Central supply, or a separate autoclave
department, also cleans, assembles, maintains, and issues
portable apparatus required for patient care, and it collects,
assembles, sterilizes, and redistributes reusable items. All
purchasing decisions at petitioners' hospitals are made at the
individual hospital level by employees in central supply or the
materials management department, although the corporate office
does negotiate and provide national purchasing contracts that the
local hospitals may use at their option.
The Pharmaceutical Department
Personnel in the pharmaceutical department (often called the
pharmacy) procure, store, control, and dispense medications that
are used in the treatment of inpatients or outpatients and, when
necessary, compound or mix prescribed medications unavailable in
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