Public Safety & Security

Show them how security and preparedness affect the outcomes for which they are responsible. You have identified a legitimate risk. You have the incident reports, staffing data, professional guidance, and operational experience to support your concern. You have explained what is needed—perhaps additional officers, new cameras, stronger access controls, more training, an updated emergency plan, or a more comprehensive workplace violence prevention program. Leadership says it wi

Why security risk appears in more places than the security budget Every security request competes with another legitimate healthcare need. An additional officer competes with clinical staffing. A new access-control system competes with medical equipment and facility improvements. Training requires time that departments already struggle to provide. Cameras, alarms, screening systems, and protective modifications all carry implementation and continuing costs. Healthcare executi

What makes a hospital security program comprehensive?

Security programs are often judged by how well they respond when something goes wrong. Response matters and hospitals must be ready to manage violence, threats, access control concerns, emergency codes, investigations, visitor issues, disruptive behavior, and requests for staff assistance. But the most effective programs are also built around what happens before the call is made. Before a call is needed. In healthcare, public safety is not separate from patient care. It prote

How hospitals can manage unverified threats, protect people, and prevent false reports from driving the response. A recent article in Becker’s Hospital Review highlighted a troubling issue for healthcare leaders: hospitals are facing an increase in swatting calls. The article pointed to recent incidents in Wisconsin, including threats involving Marshfield Medical Center and Emplify Health by Gundersen, and outlined why swatting creates risk for hospitals, staff, patients, law