Hospital Runs Radiation Drill Radiation Drill

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PONTIAC - Pontiac hospital workers practiced Thursday for something they hope never happens: a patient coming in with radiation exposure.

OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center is a designated reception center for the Braidwood nuclear power plant and a backup hospital for Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, so it is possible accident victims could end up at Saint James, said Steve Baron, the hospital's emergency medical service response coordinator.

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Hospital Runs Radiation Drill Radiation Drill

More severe cases would go to larger hospitals closer to the site, so Saint James practiced a scenario involving...

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