Officials Pleased With Active Shooter Drill At HRMC

 

DSCF7249Sandy Hook, Aurora, Columbine, The US Navy Yard. One word links them all, active shooter. Huron Regional Medical Center with the aid of the Huron Police Department prepared Thursday for an armed gunman Thursday during an active shooter exercise…

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Moments later, the Special Response Team swarmed the Same Day Surgery ward….

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Following the actual drill, officials conducted short mock press briefings for the media assembled…

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Nietzert told reporters he would return with a briefing in 30 minutes but a short time later returned with HRMC Vice President of Marketing Kim Rieger….

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Huron Public Safety Director Gary Will Jr. says the drill taught his officers new lessons immediately…

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HRMC Plant Manager Nathan Hall is pleased with the drill…

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The State of South Dakota is mandating that all hospitals in the state take part in a similar active shooter drill in 2014.  We have videos and photos of the active shooter drill posted on the Performance Radio News Page on Facebook.