the rules aren't the same everywhere, so no need to disagree.. example; in our little local hospital a couple of years ago an enraged ex-husband came to the hospital, onto the nursing unit, into the room his wife and mother in law and 3 other patients were and shot them to death (not the 3 patients, the wife and mother) - regardless of the restraining order - it happened too fast for the cops to even be notified.. You can bet that you will not find out who is in our hospital nor where someone might be.. Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds NEW LITTER DUE JUNE 29/07!!! http://www.shadowacre.com/litters.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Luanne Crinklaw To: pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 2:16 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Prayers for Paul Root Rebecca, I have to disagree with you on this, I work as a switchboard operator for Banner, and we can tell someone calling in whether someone is in our hospital or not, we can even give out room numbers, but no other information. The exception to that would be if the patient is NINP per the patient, Admin, family, or nursing staff (with approval of Admin). I do this everyday and even just went through recertification for HIPPA, something we do every year on our anniversary date. Luanne For whom ever trys to call a hospital to see if someone is there, You can call ANY hospital and due to the new health care laws they cannot tell you if someone is or isn't there. It is aginst the law. How do I know this you may wonder...I am a nurse and ALL nursing staff ANYWHERE including any and all employees of ANY health care organization are subject to stiff fines, penalties, and more. So calling to look for someone or to check to see if they are there is useless. Rebecca Little ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================