Hospitals Adopt Metrasens Weapons Detection at Accelerated Rate
Metrasens has seen significant uptake in the technology from hospitals looking to protect employees from firearm and knife threats.
Metrasens has seen significant uptake in the technology from hospitals looking to protect employees from firearm and knife threats.
From compliance mandates and campus culture to cyber security and access control, practitioners and solutions providers give their predictions on where the industry is headed.
Here are four things that organizations can consider to build or enhance a workplace violence prevention program.
CMS’ policy on improving hospital patient and worker safety is effective immediately.
Houlton Regional Hospital collaborated with another nearby hospital to establish its own force following an increase in security incidents.
Psychiatric units and emergency departments saw the highest number of assaults resulting in moderate to severe injuries.
The Halifax Health Medical Center nurse is the alleged victim’s jiu-jitsu instructor and is facing multiple charges.
Learning to recognize escalating behaviors and practicing de-escalation skills are essential to addressing the rise in hospital violence.
The fatal hospital shootings happened at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.
The number of victims either killed or wounded last year in active shooter attacks increased by more than 48% compared to 2020.