Grand Valley will aid during mock disaster

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Students, faculty and staff members from Grand Valley State University will participate in a mock disaster Saturday, September 13, led by the Region 6 Bio-Defense Network Coalition.

The drill will take place at Grand Valley’s Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, 301 Michigan St. NE, and will center on how emergency personnel handle the needs of special populations and the disabled during a disaster.

Mark Gillette, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, said Grand Valley nursing and health communications students participate and help interview “patients” and assess their needs. The drill will use rooms at CHS as overflow from hospitals and test the registration system at Spectrum Health.

The drill is expected to begin at 10 a.m. and end at 2 p.m.; media coverage is welcome. For more information, contact the Region 6 Network at (616) 451-8438.