Charlotte NC September 14 2022 Healthcare workers are exposed to violence more than any profession — to be exact, five times more likely to suffer a workplace violence injury than other workers. Healthcare workers may experience or face verbal threats or physical attacks by patients, a distraught family member who may be abusive or even […]
Pomona California August 23 2022 A patient brought in by ambulance to a Pomona hospital emergency room had a pipe bomb, California police reported. A security K-9 at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center detected the explosive about 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, police said in a news release. Security officers found a capped PVC pipe […]
Lackawanna County PA Aug 18 2022 A disorderly patient assaulted and threatened two Geisinger Community Medical Center security officers as she awaited a mental health evaluation at the hospital, city police said. Teyanna Monique Davis, 25, who was listed as homeless, was charged with two counts each of aggravated and simple assault and terroristic threats […]
SUMTER, S.C. August 8 2022 The death of a Prisma Health Tuomey employee in Sumter, S.C., who died after being hit in the groin in May is now being classified as a homicide. According to the Sumter County coroner, 40-year-old Kevin Robinson died after he sustained injuries from an altercation with Imani Cox, a patient at […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. August 3 2022— As many as four security guards at Baptist Children’s Hospital on Humphreys Boulevard were assaulted by a man and two women who demanded a child to be removed from the facility, Memphis police say. The child is reportedly in DCS custody. According to the affidavit, security guards were “struck by […]
Pueblo CO July 24, 2022 The negligent homicide cases against four hospital security guards at St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo have been dropped. Mathew Jones, a patient at the hospital died inside the lobby. The four guards, Anthony Virant, Anthony Ruff, Drake Castro, and Randy Vialpando, previously faced negligent homicide charges in the death […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. July 24 2022- Michael Jordan’s son was arrested for aggravated assault at a hospital on Friday night, Scottsdale police say. Scottsdale Police Department PIO Aaron Bolin says Jeffrey Jordan, 32, was at Casa Amigos where he had slipped and fallen on a table, hitting the back of his head. Scottsdale police officers were already […]
Orlando Florida July 18th, 2022 Hospitals in central Florida are beefing up security in the wake of a deadly shooting at an area facility. And at least one hospital there plans to employ armed guards, a practice that some say will endanger patient safety. But this hospital is not alone in its decision. In recent […]
San Antonio TX July 10, 2022 Two people are dead after a murder-suicide at a hospital in San Antonio. A San Antonio police spokesperson said that an employee at Methodist Hospital discovered that a female patient in her 80s was shot and killed by her husband, also in his 80s, around 10:30 a.m. Friday, July […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. July 9 2022 For nearly two decades, the University of Kentucky Police Department (UKPD) has provided security for the UK HealthCare system, growing alongside its new facilities across Lexington. What started with nearly 20 officers working at Albert B. Chandler Hospital has expanded to include approximately 100 security officers overseeing security also for Good […]