October 30, 2017
Farmington, Maine-
As part of its Joint Commission
compliance and readiness program, Franklin Memorial Hospital will be
conducting a drill that will test its Emergency Operations Plan on
Saturday, November 4. The drill will start around 8:30 a.m.
and last about three hours. Passersby should not be alarmed by the
large presence of emergency vehicles on campus during this time.
The drill will consist of an active shooter scenario somewhere on campus, with an influx of 10 to 15 patients. Various
phases of emergency management operations will be evaluated, including
preparedness and response operations, followed by a full debriefing at
the conclusion of the exercise in the hospital’s Chisholm Room.
Franklin Memorial Hospital
stresses that the impact of the drill on hospital operations and patient
care will be of minimal consequence. Patient access to the Emergency
Department and family access to patients in the hospital will not be
impacted, yet access to the Franklin Health Medical Arts Center will be
limited.
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