Hospital Violence

Read: Solving Your Emergency Department’s Security Challenges

Solving Your Emergency Department’s Security Challenges

Following healthcare security industry guidelines, providing training and developing threat assessment teams are just some of the ways you can protect your hospital’s ED.

Read: Violence Against Hospital Security Officers Highlights Need for Retention Strategy Revisions

Violence Against Hospital Security Officers Highlights Need for Retention Strategy Revisions

Hospitals must regularly revisit their recruitment and retention strategies to best protect and keep their security employees.

Read: Milwaukee: Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Security Officer Stabbed

Milwaukee: Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Security Officer Stabbed

Columbia St. Mary’s was sued in 2020 after a woman was stabbed more than a dozen times in a parking garage.

Read: Are You Making These 9 Hospital Security Mistakes?

Are You Making These 9 Hospital Security Mistakes?

With many hospitals experiencing a labor shortage, it is important not to let basic hospital security protocols fall by the wayside.

Read: 14 Predictions for Campus Safety and Security in 2024

14 Predictions for Campus Safety and Security in 2024

From emotional safety to AI-enabled technologies, practitioners and solutions providers offer predictions on where the industry is headed.

Read: 6 Steps for Conducting Effective Workplace Violence Investigations

6 Steps for Conducting Effective Workplace Violence Investigations

A threat management company shares a checklist for establishing comprehensive investigation processes for workplace violence.

Read: The History of Uniform Emergency Codes in Ontario Hospitals

The History of Uniform Emergency Codes in Ontario Hospitals

A healthcare security consultant shares how he successfully pushed for uniformity in emergency codes throughout Ontario, Canada hospitals.

Read: 10 Most Common Hospital Emergency Codes and Their Meanings

10 Most Common Hospital Emergency Codes and Their Meanings

Since this article was originally published, six more states now recommend color code standardization for hospital emergencies.

Read: UT Houston Police Chief: Information Sharing Critical to Healthcare Violence Prevention

UT Houston Police Chief: Information Sharing Critical to Healthcare Violence Prevention

Chief William Adcox shares why his department does not have an arrest model and instead relies on information sharing to mitigate healthcare violence.

Read: William Osler Health Mitigates Hospital Violence by Prioritizing Customer Service

William Osler Health Mitigates Hospital Violence by Prioritizing Customer Service

The Canadian health system’s public safety director has drawn from personal experiences in both hospital and non-hospital settings to improve customer service.

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