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HOSPITAL SECURITY
OFFICER KILLED IN LINE
OF DUTY
A security officer at a
hospital in Springfield,
MO has died as a result
of injuries sustained
after being attacked by
a patient who was
brought in by police for
treatment. Officer
Monte Ruby died from
head injuries after
being kicked in the head
by the offender.
The offender then
escaped from the
hospital, but was later
apprehended by a police
K-9 unit.
Our condolences to
Officer Ruby's immediate
family, as well as his
work family in the
hospital. May he
rest in peace.
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ARMED INTRUDERS PRESENT
UNIQUE SECURITY
CHALLENGES
Imagine answering a
phone call, and the
person on the other end
tells you there is
someone with a gun on
the way to your
facility. What is the
first thing you would
do? Is there a plan in
place to help your staff
deal with such an
emergency situation? Are
you prepared?
As reported on June 7,
2008 in the Valley
Courier in Alamosa,
Colorado, this is
exactly what happened at
the SLV Regional Medical
Center. Staff at the
Alamosa facility
received a phone call
that a man armed with a
gun was on his way to
the facility. SLV
immediately declared
“code silver” and locked
down the building as
well as its associated
facilities in the area.
While the police
conducted their
investigation at the
Medical Center, a
designated team of staff
members—who are trained
to de-escalate emergency
situations—assisted
people who were in
common areas to secure
locations, guarded
entrances and ensured
that nobody entered or
exited the building.
Fortunately, no gunman
was found, and the
lockdown was over in
about two hours.
This Could Happen to
You! Will
You be Prepared?
The answer: Yes!
You can be
prepared with the
assistance of the safety
and security specialists
of EM Alliance partners
Sorensen, Wilder &
Associates (SWA). Steve
Wilder, BA, CHSP leads a
team of professional
health care security
consultants who will
work with you on a
Security Vulnerability
Assessment that will
allow you to identify
where security
vulnerabilities exist in
your facility and on
your campus. SWA’s
services are provided to
health care facilities
across the United States
that are serious about
ensuring security and
safety.
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LEXINGTON, KY OFFICIALS
INVESTIGATE BOMB BROUGHT
INTO HOSPITAL
Police in Lexington, KY
are investigating an
incident in which a live
bomb was brought into a
local hospital by the
father of the teenaged
boy allegedly building
the explosive device.
Initial reports indicate
that the teen was
building the bomb at
home when he was
overcome by chemical
fumes used in making the
device. He was
transported to the
hospital by his father,
who also brought the
bomb with him to the
hospital.
Authorities transported
the device to a remote
site, where it was
detonated without
incident.
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UNAUTHORIZED INTRUDERS
SERVE AS A RISK REMINDER
Some time ago, SWA began
encouraging client
hospitals to focus on
their accessibility
issues, and to be aware
of the increased risks
associated with
unauthorized intruders.
We often hear “war
stories”, and more often
than not, the turn out
to be fabricated. In
this case, we had the
opportunity to verify
the authenticity of this
report from an Indiana
hospital, and to visit
with the corporate
security director for
the hospital system.
The incident serves as
a wake up call to all
hospitals that,
regardless of location,
they are at risk, and
that they must take
steps to make certain
that authorized visitors
get in, while unwanted
ones are stopped and
challenged.
At ***** Hospital, a
security officer
approached 2 men of
Middle East descent who
were videotaping inside
our hospital. He had
them shut off the video
recorder and asked them
for ID, they responded
that they did not have
any ID. They then
proceeded to go outside
and get in their vehicle
and leave the property.
Our officer noted the
license plate, and
reported the incident to
local police. We
learned that the car was
a rental car, and it had
been rented on a foreign
license.
We don't know if any
other hospitals have
experienced something
similar, but I wanted to
share this with you so
that you two could share
as you see fit with
other hospitals.
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interviewed by Steve
Wilder, CHSP
*****
SCHOOL SECURITY
ISSUES CONTINUE TO DRAW
ATTENTION
American schools are
being plagued by an
increase in violence,
and school
administrators are
scrambling for
solutions.
Sorensen, Wilder &
Associates (SWA) wants
to point out that quick
fixes will not provide
the answers we need, and
that corrective measures
have to be taken from a
programmatic approach,
and must include the
entire security program.
Steve
Wilder, President and
COO of Sorensen, Wilder
& Associates (SWA) was
recently a guest on the
WGN Channel 9 News at
Noon, talking about
emerging issues in
school security.
With school clients
across the nation, SWA
has earned a national
reputation for it's
no-nonsense approach to
securing our schools.
Steve spoke to a
national audience on the
Chicago-based super
station about the
P2T2®
approach to securing
schools, and how
People, Programs,
Training, and
Technology must
all be addressed in
order to have a complete
school security program.
For more information,
contact SWA at
800-568-2931.
*****
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SWA
INTRODUCES
"DESKTOP
SECURITY
AUDITS
FOR
SCHOOLS"
Dan
Wilder,
Senior
Consultant
and
School
Security
Specialist
for
Sorensen,
Wilder &
Associates
(SWA)
has
announced
the
introduction
of new
"Desktop
Security
Audits
For
Schools".
The
Desktop
Security
Audit is
a
program
designed
to
assess
vulnerabilities
in a
school’s
security
plan,
but
priced
for
those
unable
to
absorb
the
expense
of a
comprehensive
on-site
security
vulnerability
assessment.
The
Desktop
Security
Audit
includes:
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Complete
review
of
all
written
security
policies
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Review
of
minutes
of
Safety
Committee
/
Crisis
Committee
meetings
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Detailed
telephone
interviews
with
administrators,
faculty,
and
staff
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Written
report
with
audit
results
and
recommendations
For
more
information,
contact
Dan
Wilder
at SWA at
800-568-2931
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*****
SWA's
"THE
ESSENTIALS OF AGGRESSION
MANAGEMENT IN
HEALTHCARE"
NOW AVAILABLE AS
IN-HOUSE TRAINING
PROGRAM
In Economics 101,
we learned the basic
rule of supply and
demand. At SWA, we are
now experiencing it
firsthand. Since our
book "The Essentials of
Aggression Management in
Healthcare: From
Talkdown to Takedown"
was first published, our
program by the same
title has become so
popular, we can no
longer keep up with the
demand for training. As
a result, SWA has
announced the
development of a
Train-The-Trainer class,
designed to allow
hospitals to use
in-house instructors to
provide this popular
training.
The pilot program was
provided at Good
Samaritan Hospital in
Kearney, NE where Ann
Taylor-Trujillo,
Director of Clinical
Services said "we have
used a
number of other programs
in the past, but turned
to the SWA program
because it was
specifically focused on
hospitals, and because
it was taught by
experienced hospital
security professionals.
The training was
realistic, enjoyable,
and affordable".
For more information
on bringing this program
into your hospital,
contact SWA at
800-568-2931.
For information on any
SWA program, contact us
at 800-568-2931
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