Unity Medical Center holds Disaster Drill

Unity Medical Center in Manchester held a mock disaster drill on Tuesday. More than 20 volunteers and hospital employees took place in the drill at the hospital.
The event was done to focus on plans for an actual crisis, which could send several patients to Unity.
During the drill, mock patients were transferred by ambulances to the Unity Medical Center Emergency Department on Interstate Drive.
The State of Tennessee Department of Health, MedStat, Coffee County EMS, Coffee County EMA, Manchester Fire Department, the South Central Regional Health Care Coalition and others were included in the drill.
Hospitals are required by the Joint Commission, formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, to have disaster response plans in place and to conduct disaster drills periodically for improvement and training purposes.
Unity CEO Martha McCormick said she was very pleased with the drill.