Threat and powder temporarily close a hospital
Hospital Safety Connection, August 23, 2006
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A hospital shut its doors for several hours last Friday after an employee found an envelope containing white powder and a note with a bomb threat.
Four workers went to the emergency department for decontamination at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. No patient evacuations took place.
Tests later determined the powder wasn't hazardous, though it wasn't clear exactly what substance it was. Police had yet to name a suspect as of earlier this week, the Journal reported.
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