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A bomb threat at an Iron Mountain hospital last night has police looking for answers.
The Iron Mountain Police Department said the Dickinson County Healthcare System was locked down from about 8:40 p.m. to around 2 this morning.
Police did not indicate how the threat was delivered.
Marquette Police Department’s explosive detection K-9 unit helped to clear the scene.
The police are continuing to investigate this incident. Contact the Iron Mountain Police Department at (906)774-1234 with any information.
The Michigan State Police, Iron Mountain Fire Department, Dickinson County Sheriff and Kingsford Public Safety Department assisted at the scene.
Upper Peninsula hospital reopens after bomb threat forces overnight lockdown
Updated 11:31 AM;
IRON MOUNTAIN, MI – An Upper Peninsula hospital was locked down for several hours on Monday after someone disguising their voice called in a bomb threat.
According to Director of Police and Fire Services Edwin Mattson, the threat was reported at Dickinson County Healthcare System at 1721 S. Stephenson Avenue in Iron Mountain at 8:40 p.m.
The Iron Mountain police and fire department responded to the scene along with the Dickinson County Sheriff, Michigan State Police, Kingsford Public Safety Department and the Marquette County Sheriff’s Department who brought an explosive detection K-9 to the scene.
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DICKINSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE System had an official kickoff Monday for building a new emergency department at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital. From left, in front are Dr. Eric Johnson, emergency medical director; Joe Stevens, Dickinson County Board commissioner; Chuck Nelson, DCHS president and CEO; Margaret Minerick, hospital board chair; Nichole Varoni, emergency department manager; Vince La Barbera, Groth Design Group; and Rob Chartier, Miron Construction. In back (not all faces visible) are Brian Donahue, DCHS chief financial officer; Sue Hadley, vice president of clinical services and population health; Kim VanOsdol, hospital board trustee; Alyssa Hartwig, hospital board trustee; Paul Guindon, DCHS director of retail services; Meghan Rossato, executive director of operations; Adrienne Chase, compliance and risk officer; Mandy Shelast, VP of physician services; and Jeff Twardzik, director of plant operations. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News