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Rural hospital patient safety benefits and survival prescription

Rural hospitals are generally smaller than those located in urban areas. Rural facilities normally serve areas with an average population base of 3,500 – 5,000, spread across a much larger land area. Some facilities have moved to increase security due to local and even internal incidents. Two Florida hospitals took aggressive security stands after the […]

April 26, 2019

Security tightening at hospitals for patient safety

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A noticeable change is occurring at the front entrance to hospitals. Currently, many facilities allow incoming visitors, contractors and others to enter hospitals from multiple access points – adjoining medical office buildings, side doors, delivery doors, as well as the front door, without questioning or stopping anyone. Visitors still stop at information desks inquiring about […]