[nagdu] Taking Dogs to Hospitals

[Cindy Ray]

Oh, I'm not concerned aout the human requirement. It is the same for everyone at the hospital. Hospice facility is no at the hospital but is in a separate place, but I would expect the testing myself because it is a hospital requirement. Two weeks though and they are concerned about the dog's medical records. He is not a surprise and it didn't come up two weeks ago. Rebekah makes a good point.

On Feb 8, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Lisa belville wrote:

> Cindy,
> 
> I know someone who is a hospice volunteer in TN.  She's had to have the blood testing as well as drug testing because she goes into people's houses. She's also a GDF puppy Walker, and she will occasionally bring the puppy along if the family has approved before hand.
> I would imagine that the requirements for volunteering at a facility that's public is a bit different than actually going into someone's home.
> 
> I can ask about the puppy's vet records, though.
> 
> I did want to reassure you that the human medical tests seem to be SOP for hospice volunteers.
> 
> Lisa
> 
> 
> The handle on my recliner apparently doesn't qualify as an exercise machine...who knew ?
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
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>> I am planning to do volunteer work at a hospital in Des Moines, specific their hospice facility. They are asking me for Fisher's medical records to make sure he is up-to-date on vaccinations, etc. because of "their vulnerable patients." Can they really do that? I personally don't even see the point since these folks aren't going to have that much contact with him. However, orientation is tomorrow, so I feel I hae to comply where possible. Curious about this though.
>> Cindy
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