Hospital Security

• Violence at Vancouver General Hospital highlights need for security improvements

  The province has promised to hire 320 new security officers for 27 facilities around the province.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2022
  
• Lockdown lifted at Royal Alex Hospital emergency department

  The emergency department at the Royal Alexandra Hospital was on lockdown and EMS diversion Tuesday "as a precaution to ensure the safety of our staff and patients," AHS said.

  Health

  Jul 27, 2021
  
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• Toronto’s Humber River Hospital under code grey after ransomware attack

  Humber River Hospital's emergency room and surgeries haven't been impacted, but certain clinics were cancelled and some ambulances needed to be redirected to other hospitals.

  Health

  Jun 18, 2021
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• String of suspicious persons reports at Halifax hospitals result in security changes

  Shannon David McInnis, 49, was arrested at QEI Health Sciences Centre on March 31 with stolen property. He’s facing a long list of charges.

  Health

  May 24, 2019
• Changes to security, visiting hours at Health Sciences Centre

  Visiting hours are being limited in hopes of cracking down on security issues at the Health Sciences Centre. Doors will be locked at 8:30 p.m.

  Health

  Oct 31, 2018
• St. Paul’s Hospital to ramp up security measures after purse robberies

  St. Paul's Hospital is looking at increasing security, including a proposal to remove the rotunda out front, to improve sight lines to the street and the hospital grounds.

  Crime

  Jun 2, 2018
• Security concerns still an issue at Montreal General Hospital after nurse attack

  There is no live camera feed from the Montreal General Hospital's psychiatric ER to the main security desk.

  Health

  Apr 26, 2018