Bert Gumeringer, Vice President, Facilities Engineering & Support Services, is now the Texas Children’s Environment of Care Safety Officer. In accordance with Texas Children’s policy #331 as the EOC Safety Officer, Bert Gumeringer is authorized to take action necessary to assure a safe working and patient care environment in this capacity, he has full access to all personnel and facilities in order to identify and correct safety hazards.
The EOC Safety Officer will take immediate and direct action to alleviate conditions that pose an immediate threat to life or health, or a threat of damage to equipment or buildings for Texas Children’s’ Hospital and/or designee of senior management before taking any action which will prevent or interrupt the delivery of patient care according to policy #331.