Healthcare Security

Criminal Events (Assaults, Rapes, and Homicides), reported to TJC, increased from 28 in 2010 to 49 in 2011   Joint Commission Sentinel Event Data (see page 7)

As you know, justifying security FTE’s is a challenge, particularly in tight economic conditions. In an effort to assist the healthcare industry, a statistical model is being developed that will facilitate the benchmarking hospital security staffing levels. Please take a few minutes to complete a NINE question survey. If you responded to the 2011 survey, […]

SIW:  “The International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety announced that it has released a new handbook on “Design and Renovation Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities,” which aim to help security managers build security into new hospital construction and renovation projects.”   IAHSS Releases Design And Renovation Guidelines

At the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety conference in May 2012, we are presenting “A Model for Predicting Average Numbers of Hospital Security Based On Statistically Validated Parameters.”  This is the culmination of a year and a half of effort by a small group to develop benchmarks for security staffing. The goal of […]

“CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The government plans to end federal Medicare funding to a central Ohio hospital after inspectors said security lapses were serious enough to “pose immediate jeopardy to patient health and safety.” Article  

“Over the past decade, hospitals across the nation have been subject to an alarming increase in violent incidents; in the last five years alone, there has been nearly a 300 percent increase in the number of reported homicides, assaults, and rapes compared to the previous five years” Homeland Security News Wire

“Over the past three years, at least 1,800 pharmacy robberies have occurred across the country.”  The Drug Enforcement Administration report a 51% increase in armed robberies of pharmacies between 2006 and 2010.  The primary cause of the increasing robberies, according to the DEA, is addiction to prescription drugs.  Standalone pharmacies, pharmacies in retail stores, and […]

“Hospitals — long considered places of healing — have experienced an increase in violent crimes in the last decade.  In the last five years, nearly three times as many assaults, rapes and homicides at hospitals were reported to the national hospital accreditation organization than in the previous five years.” Times Free Press

This is a good example of the positive impact on staff security awareness training. Article

Nine hundred deaths and 1.7 million nonfatal assaults occur each year in the United States due to workplace violence. These numbers represent only the most serious physical violent incidents; the extent to which all types of violence are experienced in the workplace remains unknown. Workplace violence is a serious concern for emergency nurses. Due to […]