Cartersville Medical Center To Host Paramedic Exercise

CARTERSVILLE, GA - From Cartersville Medical Center: Cartersville Medical Center will be conducting a Region C Pandemic/Medical Surge Full Scale Exercise, Wednesday, November 8th from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Patient care will not be impacted by this drill.

The exercise is in response to the annual requirement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for hospitals nationwide to test their emergency preparedness response. Public agencies involved include Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, Bartow County Emergency Management Agency, Bartow County EMS and Bartow County Fire Department.

A portion of the exercise will be initiated in a small part of the Lowe’s parking lot and will continue on to the Cartersville Medical Center campus.

WHO: Cartersville Medical Center, Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, Bartow County Emergency Management Agency, Bartow County EMS and Bartow County Fire Department

WHAT: Region C Pandemic/Medical Surge Full Scale Exercise

WHEN: Wednesday, November 8, 7 a.m. until 12 p.m.

WHERE: Cartersville Medical Center, Lowe’s parking lot

For more information, contact Ginger Tyra at 770.607.1017.

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