The facility estimated that about once a year it has to prepare for a similar emergency situation
More than 350 staffers at Rapid City Regional Health in Rapid City, S.D., slept on cots at the hospital to maintain staffing during a March blizzard, according to an article on the KOTA TV website.
The facility estimated that about once a year it has to prepare for a similar emergency situation.
March 13 was the first time this winter they needed this plan.
Everyone from nurses, physicians and patient care techs stayed through the blizzard
March 26, 2019
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