Healthcare Safety and Security

The book discusses the violence that has plagued healthcare for decades. Talking about the unknown abuse that occurs between nurses and doctors in the care of patients during surgeries and medical treatments.

Charles Schnabolk, P.E. - Consulting Engineer, Inventor, Author, University Lecturer, and a pioneer in security technology since 1970 when he designed the security system for the original World Trade Center. He consulted on the security design of hundreds of complex facilities, including schools, banks, retail stores, hotels and in many of the nation's major hospitals and medical care facilities. Bernard J. (Ben) Scaglione, CPP, CHPA, CHSP, is principal of The Secure Hospital a blogging and resource management site. Ben is author of the book, "Security Management for Healthcare: Proactive Event Prevention and Effective Resolution." He has a master's degree from Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice and has served as a security director for more than 25 years in New York City area hospitals, including New York Presbyterian, Bellevue, and Atlantic Health System. Ben has served in multiple capacities for International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) over the past 10 years, including several councils, committees, and the IAHSS Board of Directors. He is past Chairman of the ASIS International Healthcare Council and past President of the New York City Metropolitan Healthcare Safety and Security Directors Association. Ben is a past columnist for Security Magazine and a frequent contributor to the Journal of Healthcare Protection Management. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at Pratt Institute, Interboro Institute, New Jersey City University, and John Jay College Peace Officer Academy.

About the Authors. Challenges in Hospital Operations. Introduction. CHAPTER 1: STRATEGIES AND SECURITY CHALLENGES. CHAPTER 2: SECURITY IN NEED OF INTENSIVE CARE. CHAPTER 3: COVID-19, INFLUENZA, OR COLD CRISIS. CHAPTER 4: AVOIDABLE MEDICAL ERRORS. CHAPTER 5: WIDE RANGE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION. CHAPTER 6: CONFLICTING AND UNRELIABLE. CHAPTER 7: DOCENTS AND GUARDS. CHAPTER 8: NONPROFIT HOSPITALS ARE HIGHLY PROFITABLE. CHAPTER 9: OVERPAID PHYSICIANS. CHAPTER 10: SAFE HEALTHCARE - UNATTAINABLE GOAL. CHAPTER 11: PATIENT TREATMENT AND OTHER COMMON ABUSES. CHAPTER 12: MEDICAL INSURANCE - CONTROVERSIAL. CHAPTER 13: NURSING TITLES. CHAPTER 14: PHARMACISTS. CHAPTER 15: EMERGENCY UNPREPAREDNESS. CHAPTER 16: SURVEYORS, ADVISORS, & TJC (FORMERLY JCAHO) CHAPTER 17: CONVENTIONAL SECURITY, UNCONVENTIONAL ENVIRONMENT. CHAPTER 18: ELECTRONIC RECORD-KEEPING. CHAPTER 19: CRISIS INTERVENTION. CHAPTER 20: SPECIAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. CHAPTER 21: NURSERY NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE (NICU). CHAPTER 22: INFANT ABDUCTION - A SHARED CONCERN. CHAPTER 23: KIDNAPPING FROM UNSECURED NURSERY. CHAPTER 24: ELOPEMENT DETERRENTS. CHAPTER 25: MOTHER-CHILD MATCHING SYSTEM. CHAPTER 26: LOCKED EXIT DOORS IN MATERNITY WARD. CHAPTER 27: GERIATRIC CARE - A CHALLENGE. CHAPTER 28: ASSISTED LIVING & LONG-TERM NURSING CARE. CHAPTER 29: 5-STAR FEDERAL RATING. CHAPTER 30: MONITORING RESIDENT MOVEMENTS (24/7). CHAPTER 31: CORONAVIRUS - DEADLY FOR ELDERLY. CHAPTER 32: PALLIATIVE CARE KILLING GRANNY