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Diane Mack named Director of Emergency Management at University of Nebraska Omaha and University of Nebraska Medical Center

April 5, 2021

Diane Mack has been named Director of Emergency Management for both the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC).

Bipartisan Legislation to Protect First Responders' Health and Safety

August 2, 2019

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced bipartisan legislation to help protect the health and safety of firefighters and emergency responders who are frequently exposed to harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams as they work to keep communities safe.

Florida Preparing for Hurricane Season with Drones

June 5, 2019

Hurricane season is almost here and emergency responders in Florida might be faster and more efficient with the implementation of drones for the 2019 hurricane season, says a news report.

New Research: Emergency Visits Reach All-Time High

May 3, 2019

Emergency visits climbed to a record high of 145.6 million patients in 2016, the most recent year available, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

From the ER to the Executive Suite, Hospitals Tighten Up

From the ER to the C-Suite, Hospitals Tighten Up Security

Behavioral health, the pharmacy, the ER and the labor-and-delivery areas remain large areas of security focus for hospitals.

Ed Finkel

June 1, 2017

Hospitals are places for healing the sick and wounded, but unfortunately given their necessarily open nature they can be challenging environments to physically secure – potentially leading to additional medical emergencies.

California Law Would Allow Authorities to Take Down Drones

July 21, 2015

California Assemblyman Mike Gatto and Sen. Ted Gaines announced a bill that would allow first responders to jam, hack or otherwise take down drones "in the course of firefighting, air ambulance, or search-and-rescue operations."

Managing Security for Emergency Departments with High-Risk Patients

Hospital Emergency Departments are a truly unique environment.

May 1, 2014

Due to a number of complex issues which often include a lack of available dedicated psychiatric department beds, a growing population of persons with behavioral disorders and a decreased availability of treatment options due to budget reductions, boarding times of psychiatric or behavioral health patients has skyrocketed in recent years.

Retail security professionals are facing an increasingly complex array of security challenges — everything from organized retail crime to evolving cyber-physical threats and public safety concerns.