Hilo hospital adopts airport-style security measures

A man attacked four employees last month


Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii, has adopted airport-style security measures after a man attacked four people in the emergency room last month, according to an article on the Honolulu Civil Beat website.

The ER's previously laid-back feeling ended after a man stabbed three hospital employees and punched another in the face March 20. All survived.

Guards now wave metal-detecting wands over patients and other people upon arrival at both the main and medic entrances to the ER.

One guard, Bryson Majamay, said about three-quarters of ER visitors have welcomed the extra security. The rest, he said, grumble and question why he has to look in their bags.

Read the article.



April 29, 2019


Topic Area: Security


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