AHA podcast: Preparedness lessons from the Highland Park mass shooting
The president of NorthShore Highland Park Hospital discusses her team’s coordinated response to a mass shooting during the 2022 July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Ill., and how the hospital supported the community and health care staff. LISTEN NOW
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