Healthcare is often a place of high stress. Patients face medical emergencies, loss of loved ones and financial worries, all of which can lead to unsafe situations for themselves and staff. In addition, healthcare staff face the risk of workplace violence, civil unrest and active shooter situations.
“We have a compromised patient population that require specific security needs. We often handle difficult and emotional situations that tend to result in escalation of behaviors. Our campuses typically have thousands of team members, patients and visitors a day, requiring good visitor management and safety protocols to maintain a safe healing environment,” says Tony Venezia, Senior Director of Public Safety at Tampa General Hospital.