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April 19, 1995, at approximately 9:00 am, our staff was going about the
start of another clinical day as usual. The news came over the radio in
the Community Relations office that a bomb had gone off in Oklahoma City,
only a couple hours away from us.
The television was immediately tuned to CNN, where it remained throughout
the day. Our staff was put on alert status to provide crisis debriefing
for the victims and families.
As it turned out, our staff was not needed to assist in Oklahoma City.
However, we did not go unaffected by the bombing of the Murrah Federal
Building.
We lost friends and family in that devastating tragedy. And, what's more...
we lost a sense of safety and shelter from the world outside the 'heartland'.
We shall never forget that day.
 One
year later, on April 21, 1996, at approximately 11:10 pm, a tornado left
a path of destruction through Sebastian and Crawford counties in Arkansas
once again shaking our fragile sense of safety.
Our staff set up counseling services to comfort the victims with the assistance
of a grant from FEMA.
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