Texas Children’s Hospital and its Emergency Management Department in partnership with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, University of Texas Police at Houston, Montgomery County Hospital District Emergency Medical Service, Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and the Houston Police Department conducted two active shooter exercises on March 3 and then an active shooter exercise followed by a mass casualty exercise on March 10. The exercises were conducted in the Emergency Center, lobby and cafeteria of the hospital, which will open its doors to the public on April 11. The purpose of the exercises was to test the emergency notification procedures, train staff to respond to an active shooter, give our law enforcement partners a chance to practice their tactical response to an active shooter in the new building and for our Emergency Center staff to simulate their medical surge response to a mass casualty incident.
For more details: http://www.texaschildrensnews.org/active-shooter-and-mass-casualty-incident-exercises-at-the-woodlands-campus/