DPH warns of delayed services today

Posted on May 26 2004

The Department of Public Health will be actively participating in the islandwide multi-agency disaster drill today. This important drill will improve the department’s ability to protect the CNMI in any type of natural disaster or terrorist incident.

As such, the department said that patients who are scheduled to be seen today should expect additional wait times at the Commonwealth Health Center, San Antonio, San Roque, and the private clinics.

At CHC, it said non-emergency services will likely be delayed and any hospital patients or visitors should expect commotion and disruption in patients’ care areas.

“Emergency patients will continue to receive priority care, but all other patient care duties will likely be delayed. Our disaster drills require an increase in hospital surge capacity, so x-ray and physical therapy patients will also be affected,” the department said in a statement.

“Please be patient and understanding as DPH advances its disaster care preparedness and response during our island wide drill,” it added.

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