WICHITA, Kan. June 21 2023— Authorities have arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting three patients after sneaking into a Wichita hospital, then fighting with security guards who tried to apprehend him. The Wichita Eagle reports that police were called around 2 a.m. Thursday to Ascension Via Christi St. Francis. Wichita police spokesperson Juan Rebolledo […]
Washington DC June 16 2023 The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigates all reported breaches of the protected health information of 500 or more individuals and some smaller breaches to determine if the breach was caused by the failure to comply with the HIPAA Rules. OCR’s latest HIPAA enforcement action confirms that it is not […]
Orange Texas June 14 2023 A new CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Hospital is set to open in Orange in the fall and they’re looking to hire full-time armed security officers. The Gisela Houseman Medical Campus will be 55,000 square feet and will spread across more than 20 acres. The bottom floor will house a 24-hour emergency room […]
Camp Hill PA June 9, 2023 A security officer was hurt in the fourth assault incident at the same Central Pennsylvania hospital involving a patient. Marie Annette Flemister, 58, of Steelton was arrested following an investigation into an assault at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, according to a release issued by East […]
Irving Texas June 9, 2023 Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has issued body cameras to its security personnel as an additional safety measure, according to a June 8 news release. The system’s decision is in line with many health organizations that have begun to increase security measures and precautions in the light of increasing violence against […]
Killeen, TX June 8, 2023 A 29-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a security officer from an incident which occurred while he was a patient at a Killeen medical facility. The U.S. Marshals’ Lone Star Fugitive Task Force found Tyler Travis Kemper and arrested him Tuesday on a warrant which was obtained in connection with […]
Mountain Home AR June 7 2023 A Midway man was arrested following a disturbance at Baxter Health Saturday night. Three felony charges have been filed against 19-year-old Christopher Richard Jorsch after he allegedly spit on a security officer and threatened to kill multiple people. The probable cause affidavit in the case indicates Mountain Home Police were […]
Eau Claire, WI May 27 2023 A Menomonie man physically assaulted and injured a security officer at an Eau Claire hospital, police say. Dustin N. Lutz, 36, N3667 430th St., was charged Thursday in Eau Claire County Court with a felony count of bodily harm to a worker in a health care facility. A $2,500 signature […]
Atlanta GA May 16, 2023 When Destiny heard screams, she raced to a hospital room where she saw a patient assaulting a care technician. As a charge nurse at Northeast Georgia Health System, she was trained to de-escalate violent situations. But that day in the spring of 2021, as Destiny intervened, for several minutes the patient […]
Lancaster PA May 15 2023 A 16-year-old female from Millersville was charged with Aggravated Assault and Simple Assault on Wednesday. The charges came after she bit a security officer at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center at around 12:27 a.m. Approximately two hours later, another security officer was bitten, leading to additional charges of Aggravated Assault […]