Under California law, all licensed general acute-care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and specialty hospitals are mandated to conduct an annual security and safety assessment. This assessment is crucial for developing a security plan aimed at safeguarding personnel, patients, and visitors against aggressive or violent behavior.
The California State Threat Assessment System is an all-hazards information sharing partnership of Federal, State and Local law enforcement agencies to connect suspicious activity reporting for potential terrorism or security issues. This partnership connects law enforcement through a network of interconnected Regional Threat Assessment Centers (RTACs) in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento.
This session reviews how hospitals can boost resilience by incorporating law enforcement into their plans, policies and procedures. The presentation identified ways hospitals can involve law enforcement into their drills, training, and community outreach, how to incorporate law enforcement into their safety/security threat assessments, and their and Workplace Violence Prevention Program (WPVPP).
Presented by Orlando Health, this session provided an overview and timeline for hospitals’ response to the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting. The presentation discussed the lessons learned from this event, and discussed how disaster drills, collaboration, and resource optimization were key to an effective event response.
Hospitals can help deter crime, violent incidents, and terrorism through reporting of suspicious activity.
This webinar offers insight and lessons-learned from the Aurora, Colorado Theater Shooting.
Lieutenant Stephen Redfearn, one of the first responders in the Aurora shooting reviews lessons learned from the Aurora Movie Theater Shooting. He served Aurora PD since 1999, and currently oversees and supervises the major investigation section.
2022 Disaster Conference
K9s represent an effective way to prevent and reduce hospital violence and increase safety for patients, staff and visitors. This panel discussion explores the pros and cons of using protection dogs in hospitals and/or hospital emergency rooms. Presenters currently work in hospitals using protection dogs or with security companies providing canines for hospital security.
2023 Disaster Conference
Health care workers are particularly at risk of experiencing workplace violence. The range of potential violence is broad and can include simple acts of aggression to significant acts of physical violence. As organizations work to better understand the dynamics of workplace violence, additional attention needs to be paid to the effect acts of workplace violence have on our employees and organizations.
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California may experience any number of disasters in the coming years — from fires to flooding, and more. The agenda for this year’s Disaster Planning for California Hospitals Conference, to be held Sept. 10-11 in Pasadena, reflects the diverse skill sets required of our responders. Covering topics such as lessons learned from active shooter events, integrating business continuity and emergency preparedness, creating resiliency across the continuum of care, and earthquake early warning systems, the event is not to be missed.