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Series of Missteps Uncovered in San Francisco Patient Death

November 15, 2013

Two weeks after her disappearance, San Francisco General Hospital patient Lynn Spalding Ford’s body was discovered in a stairwell by a hospital engineer.

IAHSS President: Access Control a Growing Issue for Healthcare Facilities

November 15, 2013

As healthcare security leaders endeavor to ensure the safety of employees, patients and their visitors, tightened surveillance and access is a growing trend, and the need has been met with the integration of new technology, including advanced security cameras, biometrics and fingerprint readers.

CentraCare improves patient care and strengthens security with Axis network cameras

Upgrading Surveillance to Improve Patient Care

November 15, 2013

The growing CentraCare umbrella encompasses four hospitals, four long-term care facilities, nearly a dozen clinics and numerous specialty services throughout Minnesota.

Holistic Approach to Security Helping Hospitals Improve Care

November 15, 2013

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is that state’s only hospital dedicated to caring exclusively for children. The 187-bed not-for-profit facility also serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

New HD Cameras Help Increase Security at Sites

Watching Over Staff and Patient Safety at Alberta Health Services

November 15, 2013

It’s normally associated with catching “bad guys” in the act, but video surveillance is becoming more than that. New video technology is improving the care and safety of patients, visitors and staff in Alberta Health Services health facilities.

Webinar Review: Healthcare Security: A Great Story to Tell

November 15, 2013

In this webinar, Eric Smith, CPP, Director of Security for Exempla Healthcare, endeavored to explain how to prove security’s value to not just the C-Suite, but to the whole enterprise. Hint: It involves some clever dabbling in public relations.

Anthem Memory Care facility, Photo courtesy of Brivo

Anthem Memory Care Standardizes Access Control for Agile Response

October 22, 2013

Standardized access control gives the caretakers at Anthem Memory Care the agility they need to respond to incidents efficiently, giving them more time to focus on what is most important: the residents.

Atlantic Health System Security Director Appointed to NJ State Task Force

July 1, 2013

Alan Robinson, of Atlantic Health System, was named to the state's task force responsible for setting homeland security and domestic preparedness policy.

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A Tragic Shooting, Intense Media Presence and a Presidential Visit

March 20, 2013

On July 20, 2012, moviegoers at a theater in Aurora, CO, were seated for the 12:05 a.m. screening of the new Batman movie. Unexpectedly, a man began shooting.

Maryland Healthcare Employees Seek Workplace Violence Legislation

March 7, 2013

62 percent of workplace violence involved Maryland healthcare workers in 2010, despite the fact that these workers only make up 16 percent of the state's workforce.