Great Plains Health plans active shooter drill
Contact: Mary Roberts
North Platte, Neb., October 25, 2022 – Great Plains Health, in partnership with North Platte Fire and Rescue, North Platte Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff’s office and the Nebraska State Patrol, will conduct an active-shooter response drill from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 28 at the North Platte Health Pavilion.
The training event will simulate an active shooter and a coordinated response by first responders.
There will be an increased presence of emergency vehicles and personnel at the North Platte Health Pavilion, which may include law enforcement vehicles, fire trucks and ambulances.
The drill will help all partners evaluate their response in the event an active shooter enters a Great Plains Health facility to inflict harm.
“Sadly, we see these types of events happening across the country in many different types of settings, including hospitals," said Clint Brady, Great Plains Health emergency management coordinator. “This type of training is crucial to prepare our staff to respond in a way that saves lives and mitigates tragedy.”
Areas that may be impacted by the exercise also include the hospital and the emergency department.
Signs will be posted throughout the North Platte Health Pavilion to inform people that an active shooter exercise is underway.
Normal hospital operations will continue during the exercise.
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About Great Plains Health
Based in North Platte, Nebraska, Great Plains Health is a fully accredited, 116-bed acute-care regional medical center serving western and central Nebraska, northern Kansas and southern South Dakota. With 90 physicians representing nearly 30 medical specialties, the Great Plains Health system offers advanced health care, including heart and vascular, cancer, and orthopedic surgery services. Great Plains Health is a Level III trauma center, and all of its emergency department physicians are residency-trained and board-certified in emergency medicine. The system employs approximately 1,200 employees and serves a geographic area spanning more than 67,000 square miles. The hospital is accredited by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) and is home to an American College of Surgeons-accredited cancer center and Level II bariatric surgery program. For more information, visit gphealth.org.