Following a violent attack and a 911 call involving Baker Act patients, Palms West Hospital is ramping up security by hiring an armed sheriff’s deputy starting April 1 — while working toward a ...

Hospitals should be safe places, but they're becoming battlegrounds. Take the tragic case at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland when a security guard rushed in to fill a gap due to staff ...

America’s hospitals are in crisis. A nursing shortage that’s only expected to grow in the coming years is already creating challenges across the country, while workplace violence against health care ...

Hospital security often involves dealing with life-or-death situations, but sometimes ill-advised policies create unneeded obstacles. One security officer found himself tasked with enforcing a ...

August 12, 2025 - The healthcare industry has long been plagued by violence against health workers and patients. The problem is perhaps most prevalent in hospital settings with heavy patient volumes ...