Conway Fire Department Paramedic Capt. Josh MacMillan (left) and EMT Leslie O'Dell transport "patient" Matt Gerkin for a training exercise with the hospital on COVID-19. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Memorial Hospital staff Shelby Martin, RN (left) and Eric Davitt, MD, work on “patient” Matt Gerkin during a COVID-19 training exercise at the hospital on Thursday morning. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Paramedic Capt. Matt Leavitt, EMT Allison Solomon and Fire Chief Steve Solomon arrive at Memorial Hospital for a COVID-19 training. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Conway Fire Department Paramedic Capt. Josh MacMillan (left) and EMT Leslie O'Dell transport "patient" Matt Gerkin for a training exercise with the hospital on COVID-19. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Memorial Hospital staff Shelby Martin, RN (left) and Eric Davitt, MD, work on “patient” Matt Gerkin during a COVID-19 training exercise at the hospital on Thursday morning. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Dr. Matt Dunn is the chief medical officer at Memorial Hospital in North Conway. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Paramedic Capt. Matt Leavitt, EMT Allison Solomon and Fire Chief Steve Solomon arrive at Memorial Hospital for a COVID-19 training. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
CONWAY — Here’s a scenario that Memorial Hospital hopes it never has to deal with but which was the point of a realistic drill that took place on Thursday morning: a call coming in about someone who may have caught the coronavirus.
Staff sprang into action, preparing a negative pressure room and medical personnel with masks and protective gear in anticipation of the person’s arrival.
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