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Staying Prepared

Working in concert with local government and other

health systems, Thompson’s Emergency Preparedness
Department holds routine drills so associates can be

ready to handle any number of scenarios. In December,

the scenario created by the NYS Department of
Health involved an earthquake that left several Finger

Lakes healthcare facilities structurally and/or resource

compromised. Thompson’s role was to free up beds
in the hospital by transferring mannequins standing in

for patients to the adjoining M.M. Ewing Continuing
Care Center. It gave the staff an opportunity to get

more familiar with new tracking technology involving

barcoded wristbands and a hand-held scanner.
Called e-FINDS the technology was set up by the

state following Hurricane Sandy.

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