The 2016 Republican National Convention will be held in Cleveland, Ohio's Quicken Loans Arena on July 18 to 21. Apparently, hospitals in the area don't expect the event to be a peaceful one, which is why Cleveland's biggest hospitals are preparing for the worst possible scenarios that will occur from the tension at the RNC.
Elaborate Plans
More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the RNC. Together with the U.S. Secret Service, chief medical officers of the four biggest hospitals in Cleveland have devised elaborate preparations and plans. This includes stockpiling food and medical supplies and picturing the worst possible scenarios that the RNC will cause, The Daily Beast listed.
Cell phone and beeper numbers of every medical employee in Cleveland were collected in a binder. The number of surgeons was doubled, with all of them prepared to cover 96 hours of medical procedures. Hospitals also carried out "live simulated exercises" about possible hospital scenarios.
Dr. Robert Wyllie, chief of medical operations at the Cleveland Clinic, said they have developed nearly 200 emergency plans that involve both hospitals and health centers in the city. In the event of incidents at the RNC, these hospitals and health centers are ready to shift resources and personnel.
Eight teams of emergency medical personnel are ready for disposal at the Quicken Loans Arena. That number is four times the usual amount in public events. Despite these elaborate preparations, Cleveland hospitals are still hoping that they will only treat superficial medical conditions.
The 2016 Democratic National Convention, meanwhile, will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on July 25 to 28. Philadelphia hospitals also have emergency preparations, but those are less severe than the plans in Cleveland.
What To Expect From The RNC
Speakers at the RNC include Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, billionaire Silicon Valley entrepreneur Peter Thiel, Arkansas Sen. Tim Cotton, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, UFC President Dana White, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, CNN listed. The event will center on security and immigration and the economy, as well as controversial presentations that may include former U.S. President Bill Clinton's infidelities.
The RNC will also feature a speech from Trump's vice presidential nominee, though no name has been listed yet. Trump was supposed to announce his VP pick this Friday, July 15, but he tweeted that he is postponing due to the recent terrorist attack in Nice, France.
Trump events are famous for inciting violence among the Republican nominee's supporters, protesters, campaign/security staff, and members of the media. Since October 2015, more than 20 of Trump's rallies all over the U.S. have seen acts of violence, Slate reported.
