Hospital police
Encyclopedia
Hospital police are specialized police agencies in the United States
that provide law enforcement services and security to hospital
s.
As a result of the increase violence in the healthcare field, mental health patients, and a wide range of civil disturbances found across the nation, hospital security often proved insufficient. This occasionally resulted in injury to both the hospital staff and the security officers. These hospital security officers were often poorly trained, ineffectively led, and unprepared to respond to these turbulent and unanticipated events. Trauma centers treat patients of assaults, stabbings, and shootings which brings upset family and friends. Hospitals have the potential for violence on a daily basis.
Creation of hospital police departments began in the 1970s across the United States
. Statutory laws were passed and necessary regulations were enacted to provide these security officers with the necessary statutory authority to perform their expanded roles as police officers. Hospital police officers were required to meet higher training and educational standards by attending the police academy
. Further training was given to these police officers to deal with hospital-specific issues, including non-violent crisis management
.
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs
, along with many state and municipal owned hospitals, have full service law enforcement agencies, while private non-profit hospitals usually have special police
or constables. Today's hospital police officers are better equipped to deal with hospital specific issues, and have detailed understanding of law enforcement within a healthcare environment.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that provide law enforcement services and security to hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
s.
As a result of the increase violence in the healthcare field, mental health patients, and a wide range of civil disturbances found across the nation, hospital security often proved insufficient. This occasionally resulted in injury to both the hospital staff and the security officers. These hospital security officers were often poorly trained, ineffectively led, and unprepared to respond to these turbulent and unanticipated events. Trauma centers treat patients of assaults, stabbings, and shootings which brings upset family and friends. Hospitals have the potential for violence on a daily basis.
Creation of hospital police departments began in the 1970s across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Statutory laws were passed and necessary regulations were enacted to provide these security officers with the necessary statutory authority to perform their expanded roles as police officers. Hospital police officers were required to meet higher training and educational standards by attending the police academy
Police academy
A police academy is a training school for new police recruits, also known as a law enforcement academy.-Australia:Larger police departments usually run their own academies. States often run a centralised academy for training of personnel of law enforcement agencies within the state.Police...
. Further training was given to these police officers to deal with hospital-specific issues, including non-violent crisis management
Crisis management
Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a major event that threatens to harm the organization, its stakeholders, or the general public. The study of crisis management originated with the large scale industrial and environmental disasters in the 1980's.Shrivastava, P....
.
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
, along with many state and municipal owned hospitals, have full service law enforcement agencies, while private non-profit hospitals usually have special police
Special police
Special Police does not have a consistent international meaning. In many cases it will describe a police force or a unit within a police force whose duties and responsibilities are significantly different from other forces in the same country or significantly different from other police in the same...
or constables. Today's hospital police officers are better equipped to deal with hospital specific issues, and have detailed understanding of law enforcement within a healthcare environment.
Agencies
- New York City Department of Health and Hospitals PoliceNew York City Department of Health and Hospitals PoliceThe New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police is a law enforcement agency in New York City that's duties are to provide police and security services to hospitals operated by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation , and to enforce state and city laws at hospitals operated...
provide law enforcement in New York City Health and Hospitals CorporationNew York City Health and Hospitals CorporationThe New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City. A public benefit corporation with $6.7 billion in annual revenues, HHC is the largest municipal healthcare system in the United States serving 1.3 million patients, including more than...
operated hospitals - United States Department of Veterans AffairsUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsThe United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
provide law enforcement in Veterans AffairsUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsThe United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
hospitals - New York State Office of Mental Health PoliceNew York State Office of Mental Health PoliceThe New York State Office of Mental Health Police is a law enforcement agency that provides police and security services to the New York State Office of Mental Health.-History:...
provide law enforcement for NYS Mental Health hospitals - Department of Public Safety, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Erie County Medical Center, (Erie County, New York) (ECMC) Hospital Police Department