Lutheran conducts 2 emergency-preparedness drills

Lutheran Hospital recently conducted two large-scale emergency preparedness exercises to help ensure teams are ready to respond when it matters most. One exercise supported the National Disaster Medical System readiness effort, while the other was the hospital’s annual simulated mass casualty exercise.

During the drills, physicians, APPs, caregivers and patient actors helped simulate real-world scenarios including rapid triage, expanded staffing and bed capacity, patient movement coordination and family reunification support. In one exercise, teams responded to a mock multi-vehicle crash scenario with 31 simulated patients.

Click the image to watch a video summary of these exercises and the value of running two concurrent MCI events

These exercises are designed to strengthen coordination, communication and response across departments so that in a real emergency, our teams and systems are prepared to act quickly and safely.

Our thanks to all who participated, including physicians and APPs from the Emergency Department, PACU, ICU, Surgery and Trauma Services, as well as our nurses, Security, Care Management, chaplains, volunteers, Emergency Management Business Continuity, Environmental Services, Float Pool, IT, Patient Registration, First Call, Lab and Blood Bank, EMS liaisons, Communications, Incident Command Center staff and Administrative teams. Together, we’re always working to keep our community safe.