EXETER — The decontamination unit at Exeter Hospital was put to the test during a mock drill on Thursday afternoon in front of the facility's emergency department. Under the drill on Sept. 30, ...

The life of a hospital emergency preparedness coordinator (EPC) is an exercise in prioritization. The day starts with errant fire alarms and security actions, continues with a crushing schedule of ...

NASHUA – The medical staff and first responders ran around the parking lot, looking shockingly like astronauts. They raced back and forth in their full-length plastic suits and yellow rubber boots ...

Participants in a 5k-run have just become victims of a chemical terrorist attack. A chemical mist blown through fans sprayed about 130 runners; they need to be decontaminated. This hypothetical ...

-Emergency preparedness for potential chemical, biological and radiological decontamination. NORWALK, Calif., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Norwalk Community Hospital is hosting the Los Angeles County ...

Jackson Hospital tested its ability to handle a surge of patients and decontamination area that is part of the hospital’s $7.5 million renovation and expansion by running through a drill on Thursday.

The Harvard School of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Exercise Program offers a free Hospital Decontamination Self-Assessment Tool to help hospitals evaluate their decontamination ...

The voice over the intercom at Kalispell Regional Medical Center sounded chilling. "All visitors and staff use the emergency department doors only. All other doors are restricted until further notice.

The city is so desperate to find space for the burgeoning homeless population that it’s housing downtrodden New Yorkers in a decontamination unit at a city hospital, The Post has learned. The unit, ...

Oswego, NY -- Oswego Hospital tested its staff Thursday morning to see how they react to a mass number of chemically contaminated casualties during its annual Decontamination Drill. This year’s ...