https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news ... -shooting/…The staff treated Trump's injuries to his ear while the facility went into lockdown. The leadership at the hospital said there was a plan in place for a scenario like this. While the gravity of the situation may have been daunting, hospital staff did what was needed.
"The Secret Service actually came to our hospital and walked through. There was a plan in place if something happened," said Karen Allen, president of Butler Memorial Hospital.
Having had prior rallies in the area, the Secret Service and the hospital had a plan for if the unthinkable became a reality….
https://triblive.com/local/regional/thi ... -shooting/Butler Memorial Hospital’s president was at a bridal shower when President Donald Trump was shot at a loal campaign rally.
Karen Allen left the shower and rushed to Butler Memorial. Her colleagues were treating Trump. The hospital was locked down
“Nobody was allowed to come in — nobody was allowed to leave,” she said.
Trump was treated by emergency department staff, and Allen declined to reveal much more.
“They are assigned to different bays, and then depending on the acuity of the patient, sometimes (other) people will help,” she said. “But, I don’t know the exact number of people who were involved in his care.”
No one who was brought in specifically to treat Trump, according to Allen, who is also president of Clarion Hospital.
“We were fortunate to have multiple excellent physicians here — they were here already,” she said.
Of Trump, she said, “We heard that he was very personable, very appreciative, thanking the staff for the great care that he received.”
Allen said she learned Trump had been shot from the hospital’s chief medical officer, who was on vacation at the beach. Trump’s rally had been held at the Butler Farm Show complex in Butler Township.
“As soon as I heard that around 6:30 (p.m.), I just got in the car and headed (to the hospital) just in case he was coming in,” she said.
When Allen arrived, she said she saw Butler County police, Butler city police, Pittsburgh police, FBI, Secret Service and Homeland Security officers “all around the building” and 15-20 black SUVs. All entrances inside the hospital were locked down electronically as well, she said.
“Nobody was allowed into the emergency department — no matter what your position was,” she said…..
