What hospitals do to keep facility secure

Facilities say procedures and protocols are in place to help protect both the public and staff members


After that a doctor at Boston's Brigham and Women’s Hospital was recently fatally shot in the hospital, security personnel at area facilities say procedures and protocols are in place to help protect both the public and staff members, according to an article on the Concord Journal website.

For instance, most facilities have added “active shooter” training to their list of regular emergency drills drills, said Brad Ross, Winchester Hospital’s director of security.

Eric Stastny, vice president of operations and chief human resources officer at Emerson Hospital in Concord, said certain areas of the hospital, such as the obstetrician department, require a badge to enter.

While all hospitals in the area reported having a strong security presence, none of the reported having any sort of barriers to entry, such as safety glass or metal detectors, the article said.

Ross said he doesn’t know of any hospitals in the state that have such deterrents. Hospitals do use technology such as I.D. badge readers and video surveillance, and most allow access only through the emergency room entrance during late night hours.

Read the article.

 



February 5, 2015


Topic Area: Safety


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