Security’s purpose in a modern hospital is to protect people while preserving dignity, calm, and clinical flow. That starts at the front door. A welcoming, consistent check-in sets expectations, ...
Here’s a roundup of some of the workplace violence incidents that have happened at U.S. hospitals this month. In Oregon, an agitated man pointed a gun at a Salem Hospital security officer on August 11 ...
All aspects of the global healthcare industry have been impacted by the pandemic and the digital transformation it accelerated; creating not only hospital security challenges but also, as noted in ...
Maintaining a safe and secure environment is paramount in healthcare facilities where providers have a responsibility to protect patients and visitors from significant physical threats. Hospital ...
Hospital security often involves dealing with life-or-death situations, but sometimes ill-advised policies create unneeded obstacles. One security officer found himself tasked with enforcing a ...
Andrea Merrell, 43, died two days later from injuries suffered at the hospital in Wyoming, Minn. A Minnesota hospital ...
Police in Wyoming, Minnesota, said on Saturday that a hospital security guard, Andrea Merrell, who was involved in a ...
TODD ACTION TONIGHT FROM PALMS WEST HOSPITAL FOLLOWING THE SAVAGE BEATING OF A NURSE BY A PATIENT TWO WEEKS AGO. WE’VE BEEN REPORTING ON THE CALLS FOR THE HOSPITAL TO BETTER PROTECT EMPLOYEES. AFTER ...
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, Long Island (PIX11) — A hospital security guard has been in a coma for more than five weeks after what prosecutors have described as an angry attack by a patient. The family of the ...
Hospital safety is under close scrutiny following a pair of incidents at Pennsylvania hospitals — including the hostage crisis at UPMC Memorial Hospital that resulted in the death of the gunman and a ...
An outside security firm will conduct a third party investigation into the circumstances that led to Alberto Rangel's death. Photo by Mariana Garcia. The San Francisco Department of Public Health will ...