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NORTHERN COCHISE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Incident Response Guide: Hostage or Barricade Incident
Mission
- To safely manage an incident involving a person with a weapon who has taken one or more hostages or has barricaded themselves within the hospital.
Directions
- Read this entire response guide and review the Hospital Incident Management Team Activation Chart.
- Use this response guide as a checklist to ensure all tasks are addressed and completed.
Objectives
- Ensure the safety of patients, staff, and visitors.
- Maintain communications with staff, patients, visitors, and the media.
- Coordinate response, release of information, and ongoing operations with law enforcement.
- Provide behavioral health support and stress management services to patients, staff, and visitors.
- Return to normal operations as quickly as possible.
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