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physician or nurse, a complete summary of all treatment
administered to a patient while in the hospital and chronicles
the actions taken by the patient's medical doctor and hospital
personnel at the direction of the attending physician. The
patient's medical record also records the patient's progress
while in the hospital and the patient's reaction to drugs and
various medical procedures.
Other Hospital Personnel
Each hospital also employs a staff of engineering and
maintenance personnel to repair and to service its nonmedical
equipment and a staff of housekeeping and janitorial personnel to
maintain required standards of cleanliness.
Petitioners' Use of Supplies
Petitioners' hospitals frequently use various medical
supplies in providing medical care to patients. Each hospital
maintains thousands of different types of medical supplies for
use in treating a wide variety of medical conditions.
The hospital staff or the attending physician, sometimes
after consultation with the patient, decides which medical
supplies will be used during the patient's stay. Patients cannot
order a particular medical supply. Numerous medical supplies are
used in performing diagnostic, surgical, and other procedures on
patients, including, for example, scalpels and other surgical
instruments, sponges, surgical drapes, surgical gowns, towels,
syringes, alcohol preparations, drainage and irrigating tubes,
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