Orlando-area
hospital tightens security after baby taken
Orlando
Sentinel, FL - Apr 22, 2008
Photos from
the hospital's security system show the suspect exiting the ward, a
duffel bag over her shoulder. The child was rescued a short time later by a ...
Hospital
where baby was snatched to require photo badges, other ...
Orlando
Sentinel, FL - Apr 21, 2008
Florida's
Agency for Health Care Administration last week issued a 10-page report,
pointing out that the hospital's security system, designed specifically ...
Hospital
security 'risks babies' lives'
Goulburn Post, Australia - Apr 20, 2008
By LOUISE
THROWER A NEW security procedure at Goulburn Base
Hospital is "absolutely thoughtless" and risking the lives of mothers
and babies, according to a ...
Call for more police at
hospitals
BBC
News, UK - Apr 9, 2008
... report is
"good" and looks to protect staff, he
believes the new law should also be brought into Wales to further help crack
down on hospital violence.
Suicidal
man forces hospital lockdown
HollandSentinel.com, MI - Apr 13, 2008
Hospital
spokesman Tim Breed said hospital security got a call from the Holland
Police Department around 11 pm saying that the man was in the parking area ...
Kidnapping
prompts $650,000 hospital security upgrade
ABC
Online, Australia - Apr 12, 2008
The kidnapping of a baby from Perth's main maternity
hospital last year has prompted a security upgrade. A newborn baby was taken
from her mother's room at ...
Baby
snatching prompts hospital security upgrade
Sunday Times.au, Australia - Apr 12, 2008
A three-day-old baby girl was snatched from the hospital in
November last year, prompting a review of hospital security. The review
also recommended ...
Call for more police at
hospitals
BBC
News, UK - Apr 9, 2008
... report is
"good" and looks to protect staff, he
believes the new law should also be brought into Wales to further help crack
down on hospital violence.
Gunman
kills doctor and is shot by police
Houston
Chronicle, United States - Apr 4, 2008
The suspect was listed in critical condition after undergoing
surgery, University Hospital spokesman Leni Kirkman said. Authorities
said they were ...
Hospital
ramming 'not isolated incident'
Brisbane
Times, Australia - Mar 30, 2008
A
four-wheel drive was driven through the doors of the Princess Alexandra (PA) Hospital's
emergency department around 12.30am (AEST) yesterday after two men ...
Men
ram 4WD into hospital
Brisbane
Times, Australia - Mar 29, 2008
Apart from
the extra security staff present in the emergency
department over weekends, doctors and nurses have been trained in
managing violent patients. ...
Minister
welcomes new security measures at Causeway Hospital
Ballymoney Times, UK - Mar 28, 2008
"A
number of measures to improve security at the Accident and Emergency
Department have been recommended. As a first step, security guards
are now deployed ...
Columbus
Hospital Employees Trying To Cope After Gunman
Kills 3
WJBF-TV, GA - 20 hours ago
Employees
at a Columbus hospital where a
retired school teacher shot and killed three people are trying to get back
their normal routine Friday. ...
Police: Gunman
Kills Nurse, Employee In Hospital Shooting News4Jax.com
Gunman
kills nurse, employee, third victim at Columbus hospital Atlanta Journal
Constitution
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Gunman
kills three at hospital
United
Press International - 17 hours ago
Police
claim Charles Johnston, 63, shot a nurse, with whom he was said to hold a
grudge, and two other men Thursday at Doctors Hospital, the Columbus ...
Stroke
victim at hospital reports sexual assault
KPNX-12, AZ - Mar 19, 2008
Scottsdale police began their investigation in
January after hospital security officials said they had developed an
"investigative lead. ...
Hospital
Examines Security Following Rape
WKRC TV
Cincinnati, OH - Mar 18, 2008
Hospital
security
measures include key cards to access most hospital doors and elevators late in
the day. It's part of the hospital's daily lockdown. ...
Hospital,
cops have history of teamwork
Standard
Speaker, PA - Mar 17, 2008
The
incident illustrates the interplay between Hazleton police and hospital
security guards who have a tradition of working together to safeguard
patients ...
Murder charge
over body dumped at hospital
Radio New
Zealand, New Zealand - Mar 16, 2008
The body of 28-year old Bjorn Henderson was left at the emergency
department of Auckland Hospital on March 10 by a Middle
Eastern man. ...
Hospital
violence results in charges
Canada.com, Canada - Mar 15, 2008
Charges
have been laid after an enraged emergency room patient's rampage at
Oilfields Hospital in Black Diamond forced a lock down two weeks ago. ...
Clampdown
on violent hospital patients
This Is
Lancashire, UK - 4 hours ago
By Jane
Lavender North-west Ambulance Service has signed an agreement with police and
prosecutors to ensure anyone who is violent or aggressive towards NHS ...
Namibia: Hospital
Security 'A Farce'
AllAfrica.com, Washington - Mar 7, 2008
The assault
of two people on the premises of the Windhoek Central Hospital in separate
occasions two weeks ago has staff and doctors questioning whether ...
Out-of-towner
accused of clocking hospital security
SooToday.com - Mar 7, 2008
By
SooToday.com Staff Forty-nine-year-old John Wainwright of 20 Manette Crescent in Brampton, Ontario was arrested at the Plummer Hospital and charged with ...
Thefts
spark calls for tighter hospital security
CBC
British Columbia, Canada - Mar 6, 2008
Calls for
tougher hospital security were prompted by the brazen theft of three
rings from VGH patient Agnes Ulmer on Saturday. ...
Many
touched by grandmother's plight CTV British Columbia
Time
for truth about hospital security
Ilford Recorder
24, UK - Mar 5, 2008
I WAS
interested indeed to read the article (Recorder, last week) about security and
car park lighting at King George Hospital. On January 8, I contacted ...
Prisoner
hospital security: Strengthening the weakest link
Police
News, CA - Mar 3, 2008
By Joel Lashley
It is estimated there are two security officers for every police officer in America. How well they support
one another to provide security ...
Milwaukee
Hospital Security Guard Attacked by Patient
MyFox Milwaukee, WI - 12 hours ago
Hospital
security
officers are trained to calm patients down through talking first but if the
person continues to be aggressive, they will restrain. ...
Hospital
Security Tight for J. Lo, But Not That Tight
E!
Online -
Feb 22, 2008
“Inspectors
pop in unannounced and one of the things they look for is how many drills for
infant abduction are done weekly, monthly and annually,” the ...
Hospital to screen ER patients
Bainbridge Post
Searchlight, GA - Feb 22, 2008
... Emergency Department
for treatment and signs in at registration desk. Information gathered
includes patient name, date of birth, Social Security number, ...
Security
system meets the needs for center's 3300 births this year ...
Wisbusiness.com, WI - Feb 21, 2008
SMMC has
the busiest emergency department in Johnson County, the area's first
accredited Chest Pain Emergency Center, a nationally recognized Center for ...
VIOLENCE
AGAINST HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS BECOMING A PROBLEM
Democrat
Newspaper, St. Kitts and Nevis - Feb 22, 2008
The
Ministry of Health condemns all acts of interpersonal violence including
the latest incident which is one in a pattern of threats and intimidation ...
Inquiry
into murderer's hospital escape
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Feb 20, 2008
George McGeoch, 36, serving a life sentence for murder and abduction,
went on the run on Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly threatened Reliance escort ...
Hospital Security
to Be Beefed Up - MEC
AllAfrica.com, Washington - Feb 20, 2008
THE Gauteng health department will improve security at public
health facilities after conducting an investigation that identified
"challenges and gaps" in ...
Killer
escapes on hospital visit
The Press
Association - Feb 19, 2008
A convicted
murderer described by police as "extremely dangerous" is on the run
after escaping from prison guards during a hospital appointment. ...
Hospital
assault
Gulf
Daily News, Bahrain - Feb 11, 2008
Last month,
Accident and Emergency department chairman Dr Jassim
Al Mehza said he would demand at least BD500 a month
danger money for doctors and nurses in ...
Lawrence: Security guard charged with threats to 'shoot up' hospital
Eagle
Tribune, MA - Feb 14, 2008
By Jim
Patten and Mark Vogler LAWRENCE — A Lawrence General Hospital
security guard has been arrested on charges of threatening to "wreak
havoc" in the ...
Prisoners'
security not duty of hospital staff
Sunderland
Echo, UK - Feb 13, 2008
By Tim Booler Hospital security staff are not always told
when serving prisoners are brought in for treatment, NHS chiefs revealed today.
...
EMS ID cards go missing –
CAO not concerned
Kawartha Media Group, Canada - Feb 13, 2008
The emergency department (staff) know them all and we have
pretty tight security in that area. We take our own security very
seriously and it will be even ...
Hospitals
Find Increased Security Benefits through CCTV Systems
PRLog.Org
(press release), Romania - Feb 12, 2008
CCTV and
access control systems allow hospital security personnel to monitor
individuals in these sensitive areas. A variety of criminal activities have ...
Doctor
accused of sex assault on girl
East Anglian Daily Times, UK - Feb 11, 2008
When the sexual allegation came to light, Sandhu
was suspended as a specialist registrar at the Gorleston
hospital's accident and emergency department.
Hospital
locked down as Mexican police official treated
Houston
Chronicle, United States - Jan 24, 2008
Thursday
morning, two uniformed police officers, one carrying what appeared to be a
military-style rifle, stood outside the hospital's emergency room where ...
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Even the
security guards aren’t safe in A&E at weekends
Galway
Advertiser, Ireland - Jan 23, 2008
by mary O’connor The Health Service
Executive West has been accused of putting the lives of sick patients at risk
because of insufficient security at ...
Missoula's
St. Patrick Hospital security under review after suicide
Great
Falls Tribune, MT - Jan 19, 2008
MISSOULA
(AP) — St. Patrick Hospital launched a review of its security measures after an
81-year-old patient shot himself while secluded in a private room. ...
Emergency
Rooms in Critical Condition
HSToday (subscription), MD - Jan 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY
16, 2008 - The new study, “Waits To See An Emergency Department
Physician: US Trends And Predictors, 1997-2004,” published in the ...
Taser use:
SunJournal.com
(subscription), ME
Third use
involved a suicidal man at Rumford hospital acting aggressive and throwing
things around inside the emergency room. Suspect failed to comply with ...
Hospital
Launches Landmark Emergency Medicine Project
Earthtimes, UK - Jan 10, 2008
Washington Hospital
Center is a national leader in emergency preparedness and has
spearheaded efforts to improve the National Capitol Region's ability to ...
ATTACKS
ON HOSPITAL'S STAFF DOUBLE
Express
& Echo, UK - Jan 10, 2008
The
hospital police officer and head of security regularly advise front-line
staff, including community midwives, physiotherapists and occupational ...
Abduction
of newborn babies: 16 hospitals to get CCTV cameras
Daily
Times, Pakistan - Jan 9, 2008
He said he
had formed an inquiry committee headed by Health secretary Anwar
Ahmad Khan to probe the recent abduction of newborn babies from Jinnah Hospital, ...
Small explosion in hospital parking lot
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA
... 933, E. Pierce St. A member of the hospital
security staff witnessed a bright flash of light from the area at around 8:10 pm He thought he smelled ...