HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Many think of active shootings happening just in schools, which has unfortunately become all too common. But it has also happened in businesses and churches, forcing many to take action to ensure employee and visitor safety. Hutchinson Regional Medical Center announced it will undergo active shooter training later this week.

Clinical staff at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center will participate in two days of training scheduled for May 24-25. Ken Johnson, President and CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System, said the Active Shooter Response Training was not precipitated by threats or suspicious activity within the hospital campus, but is what he termed “proactive training.”

The Hutchinson Police Department will assist the HMRC Security staff with the training. Three police officers will be on site at all times during the two-day training event. The training runs from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a break over the noon hour. It is not open to the public.