Calif. hospital reviews active-shooter procedures

Leaders looking at they responded to first 'code black' lockdown


After an active shooter scare at Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., hospital leaders are reflecting on how they responded to their first "code black" lockdown, according to an article on the Bakersfield Now website.

Mercy Southwest's emergency hotline got a phone call from inside the hospital saying there was an active shooter. Within three minutes, police arrived on scene. 

Helicopters took to the skies as more than 100 emergency personnel on the ground combed the hospital and surrounding areas. No evidence of a shooter was found.

"We're trained in all kinds of methods to deal with any of these threats," said Bruce Peters, the hospital's president.

Read the article.

 

 



August 10, 2018


Topic Area: Security


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