How Multi-Layered Security Can Help Stem the Tide of Healthcare Workplace Violence
Security systems incorporating visitor management, RTLS, and duress badge holders can help hospitals protect workers, patients, and visitors.
Security systems incorporating visitor management, RTLS, and duress badge holders can help hospitals protect workers, patients, and visitors.
CMS’ policy on improving hospital patient and worker safety is effective immediately.
Here’s some more research on hospital workplace violence, as well as information on three more incidents that happened recently.
Last year and this year appear to continue 2020’s trend of increased assaults on hospital workers.
The survey is intended to help U.S. hospital security executives identify crime trends, among other things.
The protest group, which calls itself “The Ekklesia Oklahoma,” falsely claims Mercy Hospital’s workers are murderers and Nazis.
The workplace violence incidents involve suspects biting and punching security officers and nurses.
Authorities say the Duke shooting was prompted by a struggle between the man and Durham officers. The man was able to take away the gun of one of the officers.
The pipe bomb was discovered by staff members who were logging the patient’s belongings after his admission to the hospital.
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