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IRON MOUNTAIN The Dickinson County Healthcare System was locked down after receiving a bomb threat Monday evening.
The DCH call center received a phone call at 8:48 p.m. from someone who had disguised their voice stating they had placed a bomb in the hospital, according to a release from Director of Public Relations and Business Development Joe Rizzo.
Following emergency action protocol, hospital administrators enacted a “Code Orange,” locking down the building and alerting local authorities of the threat, the release stated.
Law enforcement arrived minutes later and swept through the hospital, starting will all public access points, patient care areas and thoroughfares. Patients and staff remained in place with limited activity while authorities addressed the threat.
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From left, Dickinson County Healthcare System Director of Public Relations and Business Development Joe Rizzo and DCHS President and CEO Chuck Nelson present a $25,000 check to Kiwanis Ski Club Treasurer Paul Bujold and KSC Corresponding Secretary Susie Fox in front of the newly renovated Pine Mountain ski jump.
(Brian Christensen/Daily News photo)
IRON MOUNTAIN Dickinson County Healthcare System on Wednesday donated $25,000 to the Kiwanis Ski Club ahead of an open house set for this weekend at Pine Mountain.
The event, which is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, is a fundraising effort in response to the pandemic cancellation of the 2021 DCHS Pine Mountain Continental Cup. To ensure the ski tournament’s future, the Kiwanis have undertaken a renovation to the historic jump at a cost of more than $3 million.