- 10 - 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 inPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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