Word: hosptials
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...would say that U.S. hospitals are aggressively pursuing readiness," says Dr. Howard Levitin, an emergency physician and hosptial disaster preparedness specialist at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. "They're prepared for situations we've seen before: two or three patients involved in a chemical accident. The doctors and nurses know how to decontaminate patients." Does that level of readiness extend to a theoretical large-scale attack, in which tens or even hundreds of people are affected? "I'd have to say, if you're looking at that situation, the answer is no," says Levitin...
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