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Currents The recent close call with Hurricane Dennis was our first test of this year's storm season. I was particularly pleased with the overall state of readiness and preparedness demonstrated throughout the Medical Center.   Rob Fowler, meteorologist with WCBD-TV, Channel 2, recently reported that an active storm season is expected (Currents, July 13). Fowler urged employees who must be on the job during a hurricane to devise a family emergency plan in advance.   During final preparation for Hurricane Dennis, it became evident that some employees did not have the emergency worker tag that needs to be displayed in vehicles, hung on the rearview mirror.  Any managers needing more tags for employees should contact Al Nesmith's office at 792-6902. W. Stuart Smith Vice President for Clinical Operations Executive Director, MUSC Medical Center SmartStream system upgrade necessary for Y2K compliance SmartStream Upgrade John Lancaster, director of Financial and Administrative Systems for CCIT, and Greg Fisher, manager of Financial Systems for CCIT, presented information about the SmartStream financial system upgrade, which is necessary for Y2K compliance. The SmartStream system will be unavailable to users between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10 in order to perform the upgrade. If you need additional information, including a listing of SmartStream training classes, please visit the SmartStream home page at: <http://www.musc.edu/findiv/strmlink.htm> Announcements Compliance Reece Smith, compliance officer, said she will provide compliance training for Medical Center employees who missed earlier training sessions. The training dates will be Friday, Sept. 17 at 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., noon and 3:30 p.m., and Monday, Oct. 11 at 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. All sessions will be held in the Clinical Sciences Building, room 300. Managers will receive a list of all employees in their cost center(s) who have not received training. If you have any questions, please call Smith at 792-6128.   Facility review Lee Budd, R.N., risk manager for Medical Center Risk Management, announced that the South Carolina Health Care Alliance will conduct an annual facility review for main hospital, Children's Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry between Sept. 8 and Sept. 10.  Please contact Budd at 792-8830 if you have a conflict with these dates. Blood Donation Upcoming bloodmobiles MUSC Horseshoe, Thursday, Sept. 16: 9 a.m. - noon; Wednesday, Sept. 29: 2 - 5 p.m. Harborview Tower Thursday, Sept. 16: 2 - 5 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 29: 9 a.m. - noon Harper Student Center Gym Tuesday, Sept. 21: 11 a.m - 6 p.m. Please call 852-2922 with any questions, to schedule an appointment to donate, or to find out how you can help American Red Cross Blood Services. We also need platelet donors to help cancer and leukemia patients. Please contact the MUSC Apheresis Center in room 267 of the main hospital at 792-3340 or 852-2922.  Y2K Message Check out MUSC Medical Center's Policy A-46 on patient care equipment at <http://www.musc.edu/medcenter/policy>