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Another Bomb Threat At McCurtain Memorial

McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel reports a bomb threat was called in by an unidentified individual last Thursday, and they initiated an emergency evacuation. They evacuated all patients, doctors, nurse practitioners, and nursing staff to an off-site location. Idabel Police, McCurtain County Deputies, and the Choctaw Nation Tribal Police searched and later gave an all-clear for the building. It was the second bomb threat made at the hospital in two weeks. Statement by Hospital CEO Brian Whitfield

Today’s evacuation could have ended poorly for at least some of our patients, and I share these details in hopes that whoever is behind these calls will consider the impact that this attempt to cause panic has had on real people’s lives.

We had a patient experiencing an end-of-life situation. The family, already devastated at their impending loss, had to leave. We also had to move this patient, who should have been left alone and allowed to rest peacefully. The patient was joined by the family, spending their last moments with this patient, when the threat was called in, resulting in evacuation.

Additionally, while returning patients to the hospital after the all-clear today, another patient presented at an unstaffed, unprepared Emergency Room with a potential cardiac arrest. Our staff focused on returning patients to the hospital when this emergency arrived.

CEO Brian Whitfield

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