Inova Health System builds a specialized security team for behavioral health
Inova Health System began a Behavioral Health Officer program several years ago with the goal of creating a specialized group of security personnel to reduce workplace violence incidents. Since then, the program has grown, evolved and proven its value to the organization many times over.
Inova Health System is Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. The organization maintains five hospitals throughout the state for a total of close to 2,000 beds. Fairfax Medical Campus, Inova’s flagship location, is the only Level 1 trauma center in the area and features a Children’s Hospital as well as a Level 4 neonatal intensive care unit. The healthcare organization supports the region with three locked behavioral units as well.