By Jeff Wardon, Jr., Assistant Editor

A shooting in the parking structure of Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital caused numerous lockdowns on March 20, The Detroit News reports. A 25-year-old male victim was shot twice and is in stable condition. The suspect fled but was arrested the same day at a residence in Macomb Township. 

Police described the shooting as a targeted incident stemming from a personal dispute between the two individuals, The Detroit News reports. Authorities cleared the hospital and resumed normal operations later that morning.  The investigation is ongoing. 

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Violent incidents in healthcare settings have become more common, leading many facilities to implement countermeasures to protect patients and staff. Access controls enable healthcare facility managers to oversee and restrict access to areas of a building, while also enabling healthcare facilities to go into lock down if necessary. 

“Should a critical event or violent incident occur, areas of an access-managed healthcare facility can be locked down instantly to help contain the threat,” Doug Coppola, senior director of healthcare solutions, North America at LenelS2, previously told Healthcare Facilities Today. 

Additionally, Coppola says advanced access controls can integrate personal panic devices and video analytics to identify and/or address a threat before it gets worse. Personal panic devices can also use real time location services to notify security of who needs help and direct them to where the event is unfolding. Integrated video with voice aggression analytics can help pinpoint an incident before it escalates, in turn allowing security to send a de-escalation team to mitigate the threat. 

Jeff Wardon, Jr., is the assistant editor of the facilities market.