Kona Community Hospital Boosts Security
The Hawaiian healthcare facility in in the process of improving its security measures following a facility-wide assessment, starting with its obstetrics ward.
The Hawaiian healthcare facility in in the process of improving its security measures following a facility-wide assessment, starting with its obstetrics ward.
A woman who became belligerent in St. Patrick Hospital’s emergency room was taken into custody after she struck a nurse in the face with a towel and kicked a police officer called to the scene.
This former principal describes the questions and concerns he and other K-12 officials would have should a person who is not in law enforcement legally bring a gun onto school property.
Thanks to a national grant, all 18 Provo School District campuses are equipped with security cameras and automatic door locks.
The Penns Valley Area School District in Pennsylvania installed video surveillance, access control, visitor management and a secure vestibule to ensure campus safety.
A psychiatric patient who did not receive much needed emergency care slipped past security and into a running ambulance at University of Alberta Hospital last month.
His adult co-conspirator, Randy Ray Wesson, claimed to be the teen’s father. Wesson has admitted to abusing more than 100 children.
Study also finds that since Sandy Hook, a significant number of schools, universities and hospitals have purchased or are considering the purchase of new technologies to manage access to their facilities.
Policies, staffing and lack of buy-in pose biggest problems.
Delaware schools install silent alarm systems to immediately answer threats and get police on scene fast.