Chicago IL August 17 2023 The University of Chicago Medical Center is tightening security after a brawl inside its emergency room this past weekend. The fight broke out after several people were shot just a block from the hospital in Washington Park Sunday night, then spilled inside. In the moments after the fight, the hospital said […]
Charlotte NC August 8 2023 Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses were warned the man might try to abduct his partner’s newborn. Hours later, the visitor opened fire, killing a security guard and sending patients, nurses and doctors scrambling for cover. […]
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. August 5, 2023 A recording device was found concealed in a “staff only” bathroom at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson Parish, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies arrested Andrew Matthews, 37, on Wednesday after an employee discovered the camera and reported it to the hospital’s security staff. The staff identified Matthews as a […]
San Bernardino County CA July 26th, 2023 A homeless man was arrested last week after allegedly biting a hospital security guard during an altercation, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The incident occurred around 8:10 a.m. Wednesday at Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville. The suspect, 36-year-old Michael Hendrickson, of Hesperia, was not a […]
New York City NY July 24 2024 A violent psych patient in NYPD custody chomped off a security guard’s middle finger at a Brooklyn Hospital, according to court papers. The unhinged patient, Dmitry Walker, kicked, punched, and bit off security guard Neville Codner’s finger at Brookdale Hospital in Brownsville after officers uncuffed Walker while transferring […]
Wichita Falls TX July 17th, 2023 Wichita Falls Police arrested a man on multiple charges, including assault on a hospital security officer. According to the police report, shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, July 14, officers were sent to the Lone Star Bar on Jacksboro Highway for a disturbance with a reportedly armed suspect. The reporting person […]
Houma La. July 16, 2023 A Houma man has been arrested after he was accused of attacking hospital staff Thursday. According to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to Chabert Medical Center when a disturbance was reported. The sheriff’s office says Ladarius Lamar Jones, 21, was visiting a patient when he became “belligerent” with […]
VIDEO: Melbourne Fla. July 15, 2023 A security manager at a Florida hospital gave a passionate piano performance to a dying patient. A patient who was nearing the end of life at the Health First hospital in Brevard County donated a piano years ago in hopes of someone putting it to use. The patient’s family, aware […]
Atlanta Georgia July 5, 2023 Hearing screams, Destiny ran into a hospital room, where she saw a patient attack a nursing technician. As a senior nurse at the Northeast Georgia Health System, she was trained to de-escalate violent situations. However, on that day in Spring 2021, when Destiny intervened, the patient punched, kicked, and bit […]
Escambia County FL July 3, 2023 A Century man that “continuously” claimed to be “Jesus Christ” an a “FBI agent” is charged with the battery of two HCA Florida West Hospital security guards, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Zackery Wayne Armstrong, 37, was charged with two felony counts of battery on an […]