Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority issued a public advisory today that a mock Code Silver will be conducted at Stanton Territorial Hospital on May 13.
Hospital representatives said that urgent medical procedures and patient services will not be impacted by the drill.
The mock drill is scheduled to last about half an hour, between 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The exercise is meant to test staff preparedness for a real code silver, which would be activated if an assailant was to enter hospital grounds.
This Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., hospital staff plan to begin the mock code with the words “Mock Code Silver Initiate Lockdown” on a speaker system, repeated three times throughout the hospital.
Managing staff would then lead the exercise by reviewing and walking through relevant standard operating procedures with staff.
According to the announcement, some units may close patient doors as part of the exercise.
The authority advised that those in attendance co-operate with the exercise and follow any instructions from hospital staff.
They said Yellowknife RCMP have been informed of the exercise and may be on-site to observe.
The authority plans to conduct a review of the mock drill to better understand where improvements could be made in emergency response and preparedness.
