Guidelines for Internet use at the Hospital

Internet access provided by the Hospital is intended for business use only. Internet access, including E-Mail, should be used in accordance with the Hospital communications policies and the Guidelines for Business Use of Communication Media as outlined in the Employee Handbook.

Since the Hospital Internet access is furnished for business use only, it should not be used by employees for personal communication or for access or transmission of non-business information, including images of a sexual nature, ethnic slurs, racial comments, off color jokes, or anything else that may be construed as showing disrespect for others. Therefore, the Hospital prohibits the use of the Internet in ways that are disruptive, offensive, harmful to morale, or that could constitute unlawful acts.

The Hospital reserves the right to restrict Internet access based on file size, volume of mail, file attachments, or any other area that may affect the performance and security of the Hospital network and/or Internet firewall.

No Hospital employee can publish anything on the Internet representing the Hospital without approval from Corporate Planning and Communications. All Internet communications representing the Hospital must adhere to the graphic standards, as defined by Corporate Planning and Communications.

To ensure compliance, Internet usage may be monitored at any time and may be disclosed by the Hospital without the permission of the employee. This monitoring can include auditing all of the sites accessed by an employee.

Violations of these guidelines may result in discipline up to and including discharge.