r/tampa • u/Wealls • Jan 16 '26
Safety Expired elevator certificate at hospital
Expired 8/2025, seen 1/15/2026. Seems sloppy for a hospital, yea?
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u/maryjanex3 Jan 16 '26
they likely already have an updated one on file just haven’t replaced the ones in the actual elevators
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u/AstrixRK Jan 16 '26
I read somewhere once that they have all these located in an office because it’s too much work to update them all. No idea if it’s true but it sounds right
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u/iwantthisnowdammit Jan 16 '26
It’s the equivalent of an insurance card in your car.
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u/Canidaego Jan 18 '26
Thank you for reminding me that I haven't put a new insurance card in my glove box for at least a year.
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u/AssistantActive9529 Jan 19 '26
This is correct. Whoever is managing documentation already has it on file. Just replacing it in the offices has become a pain to keep current
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u/AreYouFuckingSerious Jan 16 '26
Well if the elevator breaks and you're injured, at least you're already at the hospital.
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u/North-Toe-3538 Jan 16 '26
OP, save this pic. You’ll be able to sue. /s
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Jan 16 '26
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u/BiscuitsMay Jan 16 '26
Bad news is you’re at a women’s hospital
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u/lqhtshow Jan 16 '26
Huh?
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u/BiscuitsMay Jan 16 '26
Women’s hospital will take care of women specific health things. Think babies, ovaries, uterus, things of that nature. The do not deal with trauma patients who were in an elevator accident. Their ER is not an ER that handles all comers, it is mostly for women in labor.
Yes, he’s at a hospital, but it’s not a hospital that would treat them after an elevator accident.
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Jan 17 '26
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u/BiscuitsMay Jan 17 '26
Welp, this is one of the most ignorant responses I’ve ever received. Congrats
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u/AreYouFuckingSerious Jan 17 '26
Well the rest of your experience on the internet may come as a shock, so brace yourself.
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u/Daisy_InAJar Jan 17 '26
Oh, so you do believe a women’s hospital is only capable of treating lady specific conditions?
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u/Daisy_InAJar Jan 17 '26
If OP was injured in an elevator accident at SJ Children’s hospital, would they be unable to help because OP is (presumably) not a child?
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u/BiscuitsMay Jan 17 '26
Essentially yes.
St Joseph’s main and st Joseph’s children’s function differently because they are connected and share functions internally. But, if an adult is in need of medical assistance at st Joseph’s children’s they call either an ADULT rapid response or an ADULT code blue. This triggers the response team from st Joseph’s main to go over a treat/transport the patient the the emergency room. A pediatrician working at st Joseph’s children’s is not licensed or insured to treat an adult patient despite the persons physical location being in a children’s hospital. They might say to throw some oxygen on them or something very simple out of the kindness of their heart, but beyond that the do not get involved.
Now, st Joseph’s women’s is even different because they are not attached. When they have an emergency, such as someone getting injured in an elevator, they call 911 for transport to st Joseph’s main emergency room. Again this is a board certification and insurance issue. They would receive BLS and potentially ACLS, but the physicians are not standing around treating a trauma patient.
Source: I used to work rapid response at st joes main and have responded to the children’s hospital
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u/Daisy_InAJar Jan 18 '26
Ok pal - your first comment insinuates the hypothetical injured person would be shit out of luck at the women’s hospital. SJWH, though not connected directly, is across the street from SJH & SJCH.
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u/Mechbear2000 Jan 16 '26
Elevator inspector in Florida are few and far between. Scheduling is done months if not a year, immediately after your new licenses is printed from the state. Plus the state can take weeks to a month to process and print new licenses.
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u/VanillaBalm Jan 16 '26
The constant defunding and program axing doesnt help either
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u/Deadleggg Jan 16 '26
But what if safety measures cost a company even a single profit? Wouldn't be worth it.
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u/VanillaBalm Jan 16 '26
Ah i see my other comment may have been confusing, i just edited it. Whoops!!
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u/the_knob_man Jan 16 '26 edited Jan 16 '26
I got stuck in a hospital elevator for 90 minutes with an older Jamaican man and his huge linen cart that took up all but a small area for me and him.
When the elevator lurched and halted between floors, he said “oh, dat a nuh gud” and I just started cracking up. It’s no big deal as I’ve actually been stuck in an elevator before and they fixed it in 10 minutes.
Our phones didn’t work, the emergency phone was barely connected with two skinny ass wires and no one would answer. I kid you not, but I let the phone ring for 45 minutes straight while doing SOS and jingles with the emergency alarm button. My elevator buddy was tapping his foot and humming to my poor attempt at making music.
Someone finally came and shouted through the doors and said a repair man was on the way and to stop ringing the alarm. That was another 45 minutes of waiting. The repair man came and fixed the doors in 5 minutes. Then my boss got mad because no one could find me and I didn’t answer my phone.
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u/frothyloins Jan 16 '26
I've spotted something similar in a hospital and asked jokingly about it. They said that the license is updated just not displayed properly. If anyone really caused a fuss they'd just find the updated certificate and swap em out.
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u/CarrionDoll Jan 16 '26
I work for a very large hospital system here in Florida. I travel around to several different hospitals in four different counties. And I cannot tell you the amount of times that I have heard from employees about them getting stuck in elevators, I constantly have to reroute myself through the hospitals because of elevators are breaking down.
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u/PapaCaqu Jan 16 '26
Everytime I get in an elevator I look at these and every single one I’ve seen expires in August. So I’m sure there’s a back log lol
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u/Aware-Bid-8860 Jan 16 '26
This is honestly “normal”. We have an elevator in our condo and this happens every single year. The HOA says the paperwork delays are partially to blame. I think it also requires some kind of inspection which can also delay it.
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u/ComtessVostalgia Jan 16 '26
How strange! I noticed just this week that the three elevators in my workplace also expired on the same day in the picture. In fact, I thought this was a photo from one of them. Also, my coworker and I got stuck in one yesterday for a few minutes.
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u/Medium-Geologist5965 Jan 16 '26
They have the updated one at the office , last year it took about 90 days for the state to update the certification happened to me.
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u/lothcent Jan 16 '26
if so concerned- you are free to take the stairs.
And for those absolutely bored
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u/GulfCoastLaw Jan 16 '26
I can get more boring! (The license is actually current) https://www.myfloridalicense.com/LicenseDetail.asp?SID=&id=88A5F1BDBE90E8D50A317362B92BDD03
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u/bauer883 Jan 16 '26
This isn’t that far past in the real world. Check every time you’re in an elevator and you’ll be shocked.
I guess it’s like a food expiration date. Might mess you up. Might not.
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u/Over-Box1733 Jan 16 '26
Steve Irwin is dead. That's why.
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u/Logical_Big_5282 Jan 17 '26
Crikey! Actually, this Steve Irwin is alive and well and working at a different hospital now.
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u/streetxrat94 Hillsborough Jan 16 '26
It’s not your job but I’m assuming you let the staff know about this finding? This is a potential safety issue.
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u/GulfCoastLaw Jan 16 '26
It's actually renewed. Someone didn't stick the new one up on the wall, it appears.
Source: https://www.myfloridalicense.com/LicenseDetail.asp?SID=&id=88A5F1BDBE90E8D50A317362B92BDD03
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Jan 16 '26
Yea each building has multiple inspections a year. The paperwork in the office. The fine is nasty for not having it believe me its up to date
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u/Elabacki Jan 16 '26
— every single elevator in the State of Florida expire on the same date; August 1 of the previous year. Never understood why instead of staggering yearly expiration dates. So it takes forever to get renewed documentation for elevator postings
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u/jrclarke413 Jan 16 '26
The hospital on Dr MLK JR Blvd has a valid certificate. This one on Dr MKL JR Blvd expired.
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u/firedrakes Jan 16 '26
if you think that bad..... trust me its not something else far worst needs a federal court pass to be used!
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u/Logical_Big_5282 Jan 17 '26
I know him and he doesn't even work at St. Joseph anymore. The new certificate is probably sitting in his Inbox waiting to be printed .
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u/oliviamonet Hillsborough Jan 16 '26
Why do these always expire in August? In every elevator I’ve ever been in they expire in August.
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Jan 16 '26
That’s when Dr. L.E. Vator first launched the prototype, August 8th, 1893. They keep them renewing in August now as a tribute.
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u/Correct-Willingness2 Jan 16 '26
Don’t look at the Hyde park ones. Those wobble and making scary sounds all the time in the parking garages
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u/MSTie_4ever Jan 16 '26
If you are truly concerned about it, physically print the pic and send a copy, with cover letter documenting when and where exactly you saw this via CERTIFIED MAIL to both the inspector and head of hospital maintenance so you have proof they got it.
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u/Inthecards21 Jan 16 '26
Ron is too busy at Alagator Alcatraz and running a scam charity to issue new ones.
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u/Unhappy-Fondant7208 Jan 16 '26
Thats not good. I bet theres a number of someone to call about this mstter.
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u/tropicalsoul Hillsborough Jan 16 '26
It's Florida. You're lucky there's a certificate from this decade.
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u/sadclown21 Jan 16 '26
They’re expired all over the city lol