The Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, W.V., is employing its own security force at the facility after years of working with contract service providers, according to an article on the Parkersburg News and Sentinel.
A staff of 28 security officers has been in place since mid January.
The lead officer is a decorated former police officer and there are six shift supervisors who oversee the day and night shift. All of those are included in the 28-member team. The officers patrol the hospital grounds and handle other duties.
The lead officer, shift supervisors and the Emergency Room lobby officers are all carrying M26 Tasers, handcuffs and Jel OC Spray. All of the officers are equipped with body cameras, the Jel OC Spray, handcuffs, level-two body armor vests and a private-channel radio.
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