The Antioch Medical Center Emergency Department Disaster Response Team (DRT) participated in the June 2024 Contra Costa countywide mass casualty incident exercise. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) participated in the planning of this exercise. The exercise simulated an external chemical exposure incident to test the hospital’s emergency response plan and ability to respond to sudden surges in patients needing emergency care.
Pictured from left to right: Eduardo Reategui, RN; Dr. Lauren Klingman; Megan Ochoa, BSN, RN, CEN; Dr. Sarah Lannum; Alexandria Beltram, ED Technician; Kara Alvarez, RN; Dulcelena Pureco, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN; Sheena Kataria, MSN, RN; Megan Adams, BSN, RN, CEN; Megan Thoresen, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN; Margaret Llanes, BSN, RN; Deborah Weber, BSN, RN, CEN; Anthony Montano, BSN, RN, CEN