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The Health System uses a series of codes to communicate emergent events to employees. Code A was formerly used to indicate patient cardiac or respiratory arrest. To make this code more intuitive, and to be consistent with patient room code blue buttons, this code has been renamed Code Blue.

If a Code Blue occurs in your area you should:

  1. Begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  2. Push Code Blue button (where available)
  3. Dial 911 (state pediatric or adult arrest and your location)4. Personnel should stand by to direct the arrest team

FOR THE FULL LIST OF EMERGENCy CODES, GET A PDF AT www.MeD.UMIch.eDU/I/sAfety/eMeRgency/eMeRgencycoDes.pDf.

In an ongoing effort to create an environment that is healthy for all members of the community, the University of Michigan will become a smoke-free university by July 1, 2011. This will help reduce the risks of second-hand smoke and ensure a healthier environment for faculty, staff, students and visitors.

Several years ago the University committed to the MHealthy initiative to improve the health of our community. The decision to become smoke free is a logical and important extension of that com-mitment, and an expansion of existing practice. The Health System became smoke free in 1998 and the interiors of on-campus buildings are smoke free.

VISIT www.hR.UMIch.eDU/sMokefRee.

The Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes clinics have moved from Taubman Center and Briarwood Building 2 to a new, state-of-the-art clinic at Domino’s Farms. There are many new features and expanded services for MEND patients.

This clinic serves patients with:

  • Diabetes types 1 and 2
  • Osteoporosis
  • Abnormalities of the thyroid, adrenal, or the pituitary gland
  • Other hormone-related issues
  • Adult podiatry patients

Around 13,000 patients are affected by the mid-June move.

Continuing EducationDoug Strong, CEO of UMHHC, invites you to join The Strong Connection, an online discussion board where you can engage in conversations with him and the broader Health System community about important top-of-mind issues. This is a place to discuss ways work can be done differently to maximize existing resources or share ideas about how to continuously improve quality and safety.

PLEASE VISIT www.MeD.UMIch.eDU/stRongconnectIon.

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