At 11:38 pm, Denver Health received notice that our portion of the disaster drill is complete. We are still digesting the lessons learned from this drill. We are grateful for all the support!


At 11:14am, Denver Health confirmed that it has not received a tenth patient. The confirmed patient count is nine patients.

At 10:36am, Denver Health received one more patient from DIA and is examining that patient right now. As of now, Denver Health has received a total of 10 patients.

At 10:15am, Denver Health received one more patient from DIA and is also examining that patient right now.

At 10:06am, Denver Health received eight patients from DIA and is examining those patients now.

At 9:51am, Denver Health received word that the first eight patients were en route from Denver International Airport (DIA) to the hospital.

At approximately 9 am, Wednesday, May 16, Denver Health received a call to standby to receive patients from a hospital in Kansas. Emergency response teams were activated and awaiting further direction. The Emergency Department team will triage each patient upon arrival.


Denver Health will continue to provide updates as they become available.
***This is an NDMS DRILL***

 

Today Denver Health is participating in a Federal Disaster Drill to test National Disaster Medical System (NDMS Drill). The NDMS Drill Denver will triage, treat & transport 200+ patients to 11 area hospitals via 10 ground ambulances & 10 helicopters in 6 hours. An estimated 500 individuals from 20 community agencies will participate. Follow updates in Twitter via hashtag #NDMSDrill. 

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