Levy was set off by an email that he says was broadcast last week to the staff of a Boston hospital. He declined to identify the hospital, but did on his blog. The email said:
Is a ban on social networking in hospitals healthy?
15.10.2009
Paul Levy, the president and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, has a message for hospitals considering blocking access to social networking sites: Don't. In a blog post and email to The Industry Standard on Tuesday, he explained that closing off Facebook will not only have a negative effect on hospital communities, but will also impede the sharing of ideas and information -- practices that are vital to modern hospitals' day-to-day operations and long-term planning and teaching missions.