MVH safe after bomb scare
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August 9, 2019

MVH safe after bomb scare

By Mon Valley Independent

By JEFF STITT

jstitt@yourmvi.com

A Thursday night bomb threat at Mon Valley Hospital was a false alarm, according to MVH president and CEO Louis J. Panza Jr.

Several Mon Valley fire, law enforcement and ambulance crews were dispatched shortly after 9 p.m. to Mon Valley Hospital for reports of a bomb threat.

Several other bomb threats were also reported in the Pittsburgh area Thursday night.

“A confirmed bomb threat was made to Monongahela Valley Hospital,” MVH announced on its Facebook page shortly before 10:30 p.m. “Patient care is not being affected and safety measures are in effect.” 

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