Keep Your Healthcare Facility
in Constant Preparedness
for Fire & Life Safety Audits
Advantage Services®
Fire Services for Healthcare Accreditation
It’s important that you be ready,
without being overwhelmed.
Joint Commission accreditation is the gold
standard in healthcare certification, and as a facility
professional, the responsibility for Fire & Life
Safety Code compliance falls to you. Which means
that you’re on the spot when Joint Commission
surveyors, including a Life Safety Code® Specialist,
arrive unannounced.
Yet with the overwhelming number of operating
challenges you face on any given day, it’s unlikely
you have time to continually think about fire & life
safety documentation. So it’s good to know that
Siemens does. Siemens Fire Services for Healthcare
Accreditation are designed to give you the peace of
mind knowing that a sudden visit is never a cause
for alarm.
Leave the documentation management to us.
The Joint Commission’s accreditation program
requires that you maintain an extensive set of
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fire & life safety documentation, properly completed,
appropriately organized and easily accessible.
Missing paperwork or incomplete entries are more
than embarrassing; they can trigger non-compliance
requiring corrective action.
Siemens Fire Services for Healthcare Accreditation
ensure proper documentation of all inspection and
test reports related to fire & life safety systems in your
buildings and are designed to simplify and streamline
the audit process. The program provides you with
an annual delivery schedule to ensure no test is
overlooked. Regular review meetings can be included
to familiarize your staff members with all related
documentation and paperwork as well as prepare
them to speak knowledgeably with surveyors during
an audit.
Our goal is to help you avoid unpleasant surprises
and achieve a higher audit score, plus you’ll be freed
up to devote more of your limited resources to
daily operations.
Our highly trained professionals speak
the Joint Commission language.
You can depend on Siemens testing,
inspection and documentation to
mirror the very latest Joint Commission
Environment of Care requirements.
The Siemens Fire & Life Safety service
team maintains in-depth knowledge
of Joint Commission standards, as well
as National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) Life Safety Code® standards as it
relates to healthcare environments.
Siemens technicians are trained at the
world’s most advanced fire safety training
laboratory in Buffalo Grove, IL — where
they receive hands-on training and
experience with systems from almost
every major manufacturer. Our Siemens
technicians are NICET-certified and
supported by the collective knowledge
and power of over 100 nationwide
Siemens branches.
Make Siemens your single source
for Fire & Life Safety.
When Siemens partners with your facility,
you can end the hassle of managing
multiple life-safety vendors. With one
service agreement, you can consolidate
testing and maintenance processes,
scheduling and documentation for all
your fire & life safety systems — whether
from Siemens or another manufacturer.
Testing and maintenance services can
include fire alarm systems, sprinklers,
kitchen hoods, portable extinguishers,
fire pumps, fire suppression systems
and more.
Learn more about Siemens Fire Services for Healthcare Accreditation Program.
Contact your Siemens representative today for a free consultation.
Siemens Fire Services for Healthcare
Accreditation Program can be
tailored to your exact needs:
• Testing of fire & life safety systems
to Joint Commission and other
regulatory standards
•Easy-to-read, customized test reports,
created per each applicable Element of
Performance standard established by the
Joint Commission
• Comprehensive inspection management
in the form of a detailed inspection
schedule, structured around the
Joint Commission Elements of
Performance standards
• Deficiencies tracking and repairs in
full accordance with applicable Joint
Commission standards and deadlines
• Account management services including
frequent review meetings to discuss
present and future needs
• A ssistance with interpretation of Joint
Commission standards and requirements
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
1000 Deerfield Parkway
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Tel: 847-215-1000
Fax: 847-215-1093
usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies
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