Hospital Security and Safety Training

Health care institutions experience the highest level of violence and danger of any type of organization. There is also the highest standard of care required. During disasters and large scale emergencies a hospital or related health care organization can be pushed to it’s limit and be vulnerable. Having a well trained staff is paramount for healthcare institutions. Below are some of the programs I have successfully taught hospitals here in the Southwest.

1. Communications Skills
2. Basic and Advanced Physical Control Skills
3. Firearms safety and weapon awareness
4. Basic security officer qualifications
5. Security and Safety briefings for Management.

The daily risk to employees, patients and visitors in a hospital is high. The purpose of all these programs is to provide confidence and a sense of well being with employees through awareness and the ability to act.

For those of you that already have a training program and not had outside trainers come in and run training, this program still should be considered. Internal training can become redundant minimum standard oriented and less effective. If your training program is effective, having a new of different perspective can reinforce basic principals to a higher level. Working your training in different ways will have a powerful operational effect.

Emergency room, EMS and specialized nursing will benefit from safety and security skills in my programs. EMS programs are approved for continuing education credits. Most of the above programs are approved for police continuing education credit.

Again, because of the inherent dangers of health care work, I would encourage you to consider these training programs.