Focus: Emergency Preparedness

Minneapolis hospital develops emergency plan for Super Bowl

Road closures around the stadium will affect routes ambulances take to Hennepin County Medical Center


The Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis has an emergency plan for the Super Bowl, according to an article on the CBS Minnesota website.

Road closures around the stadium will affect routes ambulances take to HCMC. So hospital officials began developing a plan to best deliver services nearly two years ago.

There will be a larger staff in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. On-call personnel will be at the hospital on gameday instead of at home. 

A command center will be staffed on Super Bowl Sunday to make sure the hospital is ready to respond to a major event.

Read the article.

 

 



January 15, 2018


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