Philadelphia's hospitals say they're ready to handle whatever issues the Democratic National Convention may bring this week, according to an article on the Philly.com website.
Mass casualty drills, last September's papal visit, and the fatal crash of Amtrak 188 have already tested the city's health systems.
Local hospitals are prepared for challenges ranging from heat exhaustion, to an outbreak of food poisoning (which happened in Cleveland), to a terror attack, said Mark Ross, director of emergency preparedness for the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
"We have teams that can come together at a moment's notice to respond to any issue that presents itself," said Richard Webster, president of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.
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