NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER’S DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ATTENDS HOMELAND SECURITY TRAINING

East Meadow, NY…..Emergency responder Lee G. Shanley, director of emergency management at Nassau University Medical Center, recently completed Homeland Security training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, Alabama.  The CDP is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and is the only federally chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction training facility in the nation.

The CDP provides federally-funded, interdisciplinary training for emergency responders from across the United States and U.S. Territories.  Health care and public health training is conducted at the CDP’s Noble Training Facility, the nation’s only hospital facility dedicated to training hospital and healthcare professionals in disaster preparedness and response.  Many training courses culminate at the CDP’s Chemical, Ordinance Biological and Radiological Training Facility, the nation’s only program featuring civilian training exercises in a true toxic environment, using chemical agents.

Arthur A. Gianelli, president/CEO of the Nassau Health Care Corporation stated:  “The advanced hands-on training enables emergency responders to effectively prevent, respond to, and recover from real-world acts of terrorism and other incidents involving hazardous materials.  Training at the CDP ensures that NUMC responders gain critical skills and confidence to be better prepared to effectively respond to local incidents or potential WMD incidents.”