Hospital security leaders face an enormous task: maintaining a safe, compliant, and open environment for patients, staff, and visitors—often with limited resources and increasing risk. That’s why building a smarter security program means learning from those who’ve done it at scale and in high-...
Hospital workplace violence prevention often comes with good intentions, but incomplete execution. Many hospitals today have crisis response plans on file and security teams on standby.
In this Q&A, Meier explores how hospitals are evolving their emergency plans to respond to increasing climate-related disasters, cybersecurity threats, and staffing shortages.
The American Hospital Association (AHA), working with the University of Washington’s Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, released a report in June that found that U.S. hospitals spent an estimated $18.27 billion in 2023 on costs directly tied to workplace and community violence.
Many hospital leaders remain uncertain about how to respond effectively to workplace violence or other crisis events, both in the moment and over time.
This is Part 2 of our interview with Scott Wytosick, CFPS, CFI-II, fire and life safety consultant at Jensen Hughes, and former life safety coordinator at Akron Children’s Hospital, on wayfinding and signage in healthcare.
Clear, visible wayfinding and signage are things your hospital, clinic, or laboratory needs around the clock. In day-to-day situations, knowing where to go can avoid frustration, confusion, and delays. In an emergency, it saves lives.
A new benchmarking study by COSECURE Enterprise Risk Solutions reveals how healthcare security departments are evolving—and where critical gaps remain.
