SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS responded to an incident at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) earlier this evening.
When a NATION team arrived, seven police vehicles were parked by the main entrance where two police officers and a QEH guard were stationed.
According to a release from the QEH, their emergency management plan “was thoroughly tested”.
“The management of the QEH was alerted by the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) of a suspected threat to the institution which triggered the emergency system. A combination of the hospital’s security staff and a team from the RBPF, led by Superintendent Bruce Rowe, went through the entire security system to manage a … threat.”
It added: “The management of the QEH can now be assured that its response to onsite incidents has been tested and any gaps which have been identified will be addressed. The RBPF was able to advise on remedial action which is necessary.”
Most patrons were unaware of the incident, going about their business as normal, but one woman told NATION Online she was visiting a patient on the “B” Wards and saw police and sniffer dogs there.
QEH officials thanked staff and visitors for their cooperation and said safety was paramount. (PR/BN)
