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Safe and Secure?

Posted January 31, 2011 7:06 AM by Sharkles

How concerned are you about the physical security of your facility? A 2010 survey of 212 hospitals conducted by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety found that hospital crime of all types is rising. A 200% increase in four categories of violent crime was posted during 2004-2009. Have new security measures or training procedures been implemented at your facility in response to these trends?

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01/31/2011 8:07 AM

This is really surprising considering the nation crime rates (violent and otherwise) have been on a steady decline since the early 1990s.

US Crime Statistics 1960 - 2009

So, the question is what are hospitals doing different or how has the environment changed for hospitals?

Also, are there statistics showing that crime, while declining as a whole, is shifting to corporate properties? Maybe the way they are measuring is changing?
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02/01/2011 11:58 AM

Ward rage?

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