<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-17/07-downstate-avirt-training-center.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>Downstate Health</categories><pubDate>02/17/2026 02:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>Downstate Designated as AVIRT Training Center</title><sub-title/><description>University Hospital at Downstate (UHD) has been designated an Active Violence Immediate Response Training (AVIRT) center, positioning the institution as a model for comprehensive hospital safety training that goes beyond traditional active shooter preparedness.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-17/_images/avirt-logo.jpg" alt="AVIRT Logo"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-17/07-downstate-avirt-training-center.xml</loc><tags><tag>University Police</tag></tags><categories><category>Downstate Health</category></categories></item>