Hospital Security

Read: Potential Impacts of Sentinel Event Alert No. 57 On Healthcare Security

Potential Impacts of Sentinel Event Alert No. 57 On Healthcare Security

Healthcare security practitioners should consider the potential impact this alert could have on their healthcare organization’s security programs.

Read: Tacoma Hospital Brings in K-9 to Prevent Assaults, Help Sick Patients

Tacoma Hospital Brings in K-9 to Prevent Assaults, Help Sick Patients

In three months, the security dog has answered over 300 calls, found illegal drugs 76 times and de-escalated close to 80 potentially abusive situations. 

Read: JFK Medical Center Staff Concerned Over Lack of Security

JFK Medical Center Staff Concerned Over Lack of Security

The Palm Beach County hospital decided to remove metal detectors in the building and armed police officers are no longer stationed in the emergency room.

Read: Newborn Baby Fatally Strangled at Oxnard (Calif.) Hospital

Newborn Baby Fatally Strangled at Oxnard (Calif.) Hospital

According to police, the baby’s mother and her boyfriend admitted to strangling the baby because they didn’t want to keep him.

Read: 8 Workplace Violence Prevention Strategies for Nurses

8 Workplace Violence Prevention Strategies for Nurses

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends healthcare professionals following these eight practices to protect themselves.

Read: Investigator Clears Officers of Misconduct in Freeport Hospital Arrest

Investigator Clears Officers of Misconduct in Freeport Hospital Arrest

A third-party investigator found no evidence of disorderly conduct or racial profiling from the officers who arrested a Freeport patient.

Read: Securing Sensitive Areas on a Healthcare Campus

Securing Sensitive Areas on a Healthcare Campus

Attendees will learn security considerations for large campus infrastructures in densely populated urban centers as well as methods for securing a regional or distributed healthcare system environment.

Read: Patient Arrested on Walk Outside Freeport (Ill.) Hospital

Patient Arrested on Walk Outside Freeport (Ill.) Hospital

An African American patient says he was racially profiled by a security officer and was arrested while he went on a walk outside.

Read: Robocalls Are Inundating Hospitals, Putting Patients at Risk

Robocalls Are Inundating Hospitals, Putting Patients at Risk

In April 2018, Tufts Medical Center in Boston received 4,500 robocalls in just two hours, severely disrupting critical hospital communications.

Read: Robbery Suspect Injured by 11-Year-Old Escapes UNC Medical Center

Robbery Suspect Injured by 11-Year-Old Escapes UNC Medical Center

The suspect was receiving treatment at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill for injuries sustained after the boy hit him in the head with a machete.

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