The Richland Hospital and Clinics recently completed a comprehensive functional Emergency Operations exercise
Oct 11, 2026, 7:26 PM ET
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The Richland Hospital and Clinics, alongside local community response partners, recently completed a comprehensive functional Emergency Operations exercise to evaluate and refine its emergency response capabilities.
The exercise tested key operational areas including patient flow, resource allocation, real-time communications, and multi-agency coordination. Volunteer victim actors participated to create realistic clinical and operational scenarios for staff and first responders.
Hospital leadership operated under the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) throughout the event. Insights gathered from the exercise will be integrated into future safety planning and staff training programs to ensure continued community resilience.
Todd Coppernoll oversees local news for WRCO and WRCE radio in Richland Center. Having served Richland Center as Mayor for three terms, Todd brings a unique perspective, and a familiar voice to the news. The focus is local, and so is the reporter.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
