08/01/2025
For Immediate Release – 8/1/2025
Fitzgibbon Hospital Responds to Threat
On Thursday evening July 31, Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall received a bomb threat. The hospital implemented emergency response protocols, and ultimately the hospital was cleared. Patient safety was not compromised, although the facility was on lockdown for a period of time.
Administrators on call and Chief Information Technology Officer Tom Jones, who leads Emergency Preparedness at Fitzgibbon, worked with area and state emergency responders to determine the legitimacy of the threat. Bomb dogs went through the entire facility and perimeter.
“I want to thank everyone in our organization who worked closely with area emergency responders to resolve this concern. Fitzgibbon has protocols in place to handle such situations, although we hope we never have to use them,” said Angy Littrell, President and CEO of Fitzgibbon. “Leaders within our hospital were prepared for a possible evacuation of the hospital, but that was not necessary. Patient and staff safety is always our first priority.”
