Hospital security guards have saved countless lives

Hospital security guards are the most important tool when it comes to helping and protecting the patients at any medical facility while they are at their weakest point. In the year 2005 a study showed that over 300,000 violence related hospitalizations had occurred in the United States which cost over $3 billion in hospital cost. So what does that mean to the hospital? That most of the reasons for these hospitalizations will follow the patient to the hospital and continue the violence there. So what is the best thing to do in these circumstances? Make sure you have a hospital security guard. A properly trained hospital security guard will deter any people wishing to continue violence from coming back onto the property and if people are trying to create problem the hospital security guard can control the situation by restraining anybody who is acting out of hand.

There are times where the hospital security guard can become very helpful as with the lessons learned from Jonesboro and Springfield. On May 21st there was a shooting in Springfield Oregon at a local high cafeteria, 11 victims were injured and two children had been killed. The two hospitals in the area had receive national attention because of the catastrophe and were inundated with hundreds of phone calls and even more people attempting to get into the hospital to get information. They were extremely overwhelmed and had they had the right hospital security guard coverage their problems would have minimal. By having a security guard company that is well staffed and knows how to respond in such difficult situations can save lots of money, time, and headache.

Global Shield Security offers the best hospital security guards who are constantly trained and go through immense amount of back ground checks.
Our guards must successfully pass:

• A mental and physical fitness test
• Drug tests
• Have a valid drivers license
• CPR certified
• Complete site specific written and post order
• All sections of the mental health worker training program

Hiring a professionally hospital security guard service that knows how to deal with complicated situations and are properly trained can be difficult to come across. But give us a call at Global Shield Security and we will take you through the process with ease. So give us a call at 877-545-5566 or fill out our online request a quote form and we will get back to you to immediately.