St. Charles Prineville will host an emergency preparedness training event in partnership with local law enforcement, Fire/EMS and public health on the evening of June 12. Members of the public can expect to see an increased presence of first responder vehicles and personnel at the hospital and Family Care Clinic June 12 as part of this training exercise.
Due to the training event, the Prineville Urgent Care and Family Care Clinic will close at 5 p.m. June 12. Visitors who come to the hospital after 5 p.m. will be escorted to the room of the patient they wish to visit by hospital staff. During the drill, visitors may experience increased noise and will hear announcements overhead to test internal systems (these announcements will always include the word “drill”).
The Emergency Department in Prineville will not be impacted during this drill.
About St. Charles Health System
St. Charles Health System, Inc., headquartered in Bend, Ore., owns and operates St. Charles Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond. It also owns family care clinics in Bend, La Pine, Madras, Prineville, Redmond and Sisters. St. Charles is a private, nonprofit Oregon corporation and is the largest employer in Central Oregon with more than 4,500 caregivers. In addition, there are more than 350 active medical staff members and nearly 200 visiting medical staff members who partner with the health system to provide a wide range of care and service to our communities.
