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title: Hospital Emergency Codes
description: Overview of initiatives to standardize hospital emergency codes and adopt plain language alerts for improved safety and emergency management.
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# [Hospital Emergency Codes](https://uiss-inc.com/contract-news/hospital-emergency-codes)

 Written by [Nicole Hooks](https://uiss-inc.com/contract-news/author/nicole-hooks) | Jun 30, 2025 3:52:21 PM

There has been a trend to standardize overhead emergency codes, with an increased focus on the adoption of plain language announcements. The document below provides an overview of standardization initiatives, including recommendations for adoption of plain language alerts, and the national safety and emergency management recommendations on which they are based.

- **[Hospital Emergency Codes: Standardization and Plain Language Recommendations and Guidance](http://eadn-wc01-13855495.nxedge.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Hospital-Emergency-Codes-Standardization-and-Plain-Language-January-2020.pdf)**

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