Generally transmitting below 1 gig shouldn't be a problem.  An ht should be
fine.  Many hospitals have repeaters and some even have hf systems on site for
patients.  If the hospital does a lot of abr, eeg, eng, or similar work they may
need to limit transmitting but generally 440 and below is fine, especially for
an ht.  It is definitely a good idea to check with someone.  Probably the best
people to ask are the folks in the repair shop who work on hospital equipment.
A good rule is don't transmit near surgery, labs, or diagnostic areas of the
hospital.  I'd also not transmit near icu or ccu but other than those common
sense sorts of things you should be fine.

Tom


Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html