BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA Aug 8 2019 – In October 2016, Health First’s safety team strategically adopted an aggressive security measure, designed to de-escalate security situations or threats before they have a chance to erupt, said Health First Director of Security, Robin Rice. Metal detectors are becoming a safety model that hospitals are adopting across Florida, and […]
Athens GA August 5 2019 Authorities recently arrested a Statham man after allegedly destroyed a room at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Athens-Clarke County police responded to Athens Regional shortly after 5:30 a.m. Tuesday in response to an agitated suspect wandering around with a fire extinguisher, according to a police report. Officers calmed the man down […]
MANCHESTER CT Aug 4 2019 — Police charged a patient in the emergency room of Manchester Memorial Hospital Saturday night, after he repeatedly spat at, threatened to kill, and yelled racial slurs at hospital staff and police, police said. Matthew Burto, 56, of Wethersfield, is charged with three counts of assaulting emergency personnel or a police […]
Tacoma WA Aug 2 2019 MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital has launched a new K9 security program to provide an added level of safety for patients, visitors, and staff, marking the first hospital-based canine program in the Puget Sound and one of only a small percentage found in hospitals across the country. The launch follows as 90-day […]
Tulsa OK Aug 1 2019 Tulsa police on Tuesday identified the woman whose body was found wrapped in sheets and a blanket in a hospital parking lot early Monday and named a man they are seeking in connection with her death. Investigators identified the woman as Mary Sue Loving, 49, also known as Mary Sue […]
Charlotte NC July 28 2019 After a SWAT standoff, a female who barricaded herself in a vehicle in a parking deck at Carolinas Medical Center committed suicide, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said late Friday. Police have not released the name and age of the person who fatally shot herself on the fifth floor of the Medical Center […]
HOUSTON TX July 26 2019 – Harris Health System’s Ben Taub hospital is facing sanctions from state and federal regulators after a patient died in the emergency center bathroom after waiting more than 24 hours for care. The investigation by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services clearly puts blame on the hospital and its staff […]
CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. July 26 2019 An inmate arrested during Operation Crystal Clear died at Cherokee Medical Center Wednesday morning, according to Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller. Mueller said 32 people were arrested during the drug sting. The inmate was being held at the Cherokee County Detention Center, Mueller said. Mueller said the suspect […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. July 24 2019 State College police say a woman treated at Mount Nittany Medical Center over the weekend assaulted emergency room staff members and threatened to blow up the emergency room when she was told to leave. According to a criminal complaint, police were called to the hospital Saturday night for reports of […]
Roanoke VA July 24 2019 A former Carilion Clinic janitor who claimed he was baselessly arrested, imprisoned and interrogated by Carilion police has settled his civil rights lawsuit against the health system, its police chief and a captain, attorneys said. The settlement totaled $110,000, according to Carilion spokesman Chris Turnbull. He said Carilion steadfastly maintained […]