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J PAUL JONES HOSPITAL
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Tag No.: K0038
The facility failed to provide a reliable means of egress to the public way. During the survey, the following are example of what wa observed:
1. The exit Discharge for the exit by Patient Room 119, was not provided with an all weather surface to the public way.
2. The Exit Discharge for the Exit by the Lab, was not provided with an all weather surface to the public way.
NFPA 101, 7.1.10.1 Means of egress shall be continuously maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency.
NFPA 101, A.7.1.10.1 *A proper means of egress allows unobstructed travel at all times. Any type of barrier including, but not limited to, the accumulations of snow and ice in those climates subject to such accumulations is an impediment to free movement in the means of egress.
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