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Reno County health officials, Hutchinson Regional outline COVID-19 preparedness and communications plan
Summary
Reno County Health Director Nick Baldetti and Hutchinson Regional Chief Medical Officer Rex Degner told the county commission they have stood up a partial incident command structure, will increase communications and media outreach, and will run a hospital drill the next day to test isolation and infection-control procedures.
Nick Baldetti, director of the Reno County Health Department, told the commission during its March 10 meeting that the department has stood up a “partial incident command structure” to manage local COVID-19 response and will increase the frequency of public updates as new information emerges.
“We are going to ramp that up,” Baldetti said, describing plans to coordinate messaging with Hutchinson Regional and to use multiple channels — including a county website highlight linking to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, social media and a live Q&A on KWCH — to push accurate, timely information. He said the…
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