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Relatively Few Medical Cases Mid-way Through RNC

St. Vincent Charity Medical Center (Tony Ganzer / ideastream)

Northeast Ohio hospitals and emergency responders had planned for months and months ahead of the GOP convention, and so far there have been relatively few cases.  

Even with the heat, officials say awareness efforts and pop-up water fountains have helped keep dehydration cases down.  ideastream's Tony Ganzer learned more about medical services so far in the convention from Nicole Carlton Cleveland's Commissioner for EMS.

The closest hospital to Downtown, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, had prepared for the possibility of a lot of walk-in traffic.  We also hear from hospital COO Joan Ross.
 

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Tony Ganzer has reported from Phoenix to Cairo, and was the host of 90.3's "All Things Considered." He was previously a correspondent with the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, covering issues like Swiss banks, Parliament, and refugees. He earned an M.A. in International Relations (University of Leicester); and a B.Sc. in Journalism (University of Idaho.) He speaks German, and a bit of French.